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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
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 4 1, 000
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 5 216, 300
Olea europaea Olive 5 127.30000019073486
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 4 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 820
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 19, 361.56000006199
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 7 1, 470, 808
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 2 265
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 4 3, 386
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 3, 760
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 2 1, 220
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 12 641, 947
Oryza sativa Rice 5 2, 210
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 2 6, 852.600000008941
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 2 268
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 3 3, 320
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 4 4, 950
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 2, 360
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 2 3, 540
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 7 1, 934