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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
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 4 6, 050
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac 1 27, 740
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 2 0
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 2 4, 690.25
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 1 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 2 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 9 130, 919.0020000001
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 6 7, 104
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 4 3, 349
Ricinus communis Castorbean 5 16
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 1 2, 900
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 7 66, 114.2999997139
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 3 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 3 8, 487
Rosa laevigata Cherokee Rose 1 2, 830
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 3 2, 000
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 2 12, 500
Rosa spp Rose Hips 2 12, 500