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Plant Angelica archangelica (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Root 0.0 12.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINOLENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Root 1.0 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGALCIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ANGELIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ANGELICAIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICAIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Root Essent. Oil not available 35000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 17 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APTERIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
APTERIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Root 0.0 6.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ARCHANGELENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELENONE 0 Root not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELICAIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticancer (Breast) 3 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Anticancer (Cervix) 2 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Anticancer (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinogenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticariogenic 4 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Anticolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonstrictive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 7 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidementia 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiabetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.