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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
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 2 187.5
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 1 9, 690
Salvia officinalis Sage 10 184, 049
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 2 18
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 1 690
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 3 7, 200
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 7 72, 250
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 2 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 1 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 5, 145
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 1 0
Sarracenia flava not available 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 4 11, 592
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 2 170
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 2 260
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 4 3, 133
Satureja glabella Smooth Savory 1 50
Satureja grandiflora French Savory 3 500
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 3 34
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 3 15, 940