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Biological Activity Abortifacient

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-MOMORCHARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARBORININE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-MOMORCHARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-TRICHOSANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHARANTIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID 1.2 mg/kg ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
ERGOMETRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHROPHLEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPHOL not available Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
FAGARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FILIXIC-ACID not available Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
FORMONONETIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
FRAXINELLONE not available Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
GARDENIC-ACID 5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
GARDENOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Canavalia galeata not available 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 2 0
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 0
Sophora secundiflora Mescal Bean 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 0
Chenopodium quinoa not available 1 0
Phaseolus spp not available 1 0
Calicotome villosa not available 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 0
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 1 0
Murraya sp None 1 0
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Ulex sp not available 1 0
Chamaecytisus smyrnaeus not available 1 0
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 2 0