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Biological Activity Antiarthritic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BROMELAIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CALCIUM 1,000 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
CARNOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CEPHARAMINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CEPHARANOLINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CEPHARANTHINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
COLCHICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER-SALICYLATE 60-120 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CURCUMIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CYCLEANINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
DEHYDROCURDIONE 120 mg/kg/day/12 days Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROHELENALIN not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIHYDROHELENALIN-ESTERS not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPAHYSSOPIN ED50=2.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
FRAXETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GAMMA-BOSWELLIC-ACID not available Bezanger-Beauquesne, L. Noveautes en Phytotherapie. Huitieme Revue. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 25: 46-76, 1991.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 6 267, 270
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 2 232, 330
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 1 0
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 4 444, 124
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 5 3, 000
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 1 105, 250
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 3 54, 009
Piper betel Betel Pepper 3 18, 055
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 11 86, 819.64600231126
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 11 116, 979.9620001351
Pisum sativum Pea 13 57, 022.50200095377
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 7 23, 439
Plantago major Common Plantain 12 75, 806.10000002384
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 2, 913, 750
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 8 6, 962.099999904633
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 2 3, 820
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 7 20, 424
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 4 350, 000
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 1 0