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Biological Activity Antiasthmatic

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
1-PROPENYL-THIOSULFINATE not available Duke, 1992 *
4-TERPINEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BOSWELLIC-ACID not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINOPHYLLINE 375-1,000 mg ivn man/day Martindale's 28th
ANDROSIN 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
APOCYNINE 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ATROPINE not available Martindale's 28th
AVENANTHRAMIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENANTHRAMIDE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENANTHRAMIDE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENANTHRAMIDE-D not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENANTHRAMIDE-E not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENANTHRAMIDES not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 3 1, 642
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 5 12, 362
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 7 33, 788
Citrus limon Lemon 8 2, 566, 798
Citrus medica Citron 1 950
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 3 23, 150.40000000596
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 11 7, 738.0270000007
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 9 171, 776.20000000298
Citrus sinensis Orange 11 15, 252.802000108873
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 2 328
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 4 1, 936.4000000953674
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 2 850
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 2 12, 625
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 2 29, 988
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 6 5, 334.119999997318
Coffea arabica Coffee 6 32, 050
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 3 5, 960
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 4 27, 457
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 3 16, 920
Coleus forskohlii Forskohl's Coleus 1 4, 630