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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
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELICIN 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCHANGELIN 0 Root not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENOGENIC-HYDROCARBON 0 Seed 930.0 5890.0 not available Wealth of India.
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BERGAPTEN 26 Fruit 48.0 1300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Root Essent. Oil not available 88000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Seed 2.0 6800.0 1.55 Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 26 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE 4 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root 8.0 72.0 -1.20 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available 110000.0 1.04 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Seed not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BETA-CEDRENE 0 Root 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.