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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
Antiglutamaergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 3 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatocarcinogenic 1 Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990.
Antihepatotoxic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 10 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihypertensive 2 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Antihyperthyroid 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 26 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.