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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
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 7 19, 810.55700000003
Spirulina pratensis Spirulina 3 3, 028
Spirulina spp. Spirulina 4 3, 031
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 3 4, 206
Spondias mombin Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 2 3, 460
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 3 4, 386
Spondias purpurea Purple Jobo; Purple Plum 2 4, 068
Spondias tuberosa Imbu; Umbu 1 180
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 1 18
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 4 4, 443.199999809265
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 4 10, 804.800000011921
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 6 19, 893
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's-Delight; Stillingia; Queen's-Root; Yawroot 1 0
Strophanthus hispidus Hispid Ouabain 1 0
Strophanthus kombe Kombe Arrow Poison 1 0
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Buckbush 2 8, 800.079999998212
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 4 4, 106.899999856949
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 1 1, 315
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 7 103, 546