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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
Pyrus communis Pear 6 1, 420.7010000477312
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 2 1, 464
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 6 5, 608.539999999106
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 2 120, 000
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 2 2, 940.300000011921
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 4 9, 080.019999999553
Quercus stellata Post Oak 2 5, 880.039999999106
Quercus velutina Black Oak 2 6, 820
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 1, 040
Raphanus sativus Radish 4 28, 852.20000076294
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 2 540
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 1, 190
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 25.700000762939453
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 4 2, 561.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 7 7, 745
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 8, 800