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Biological Activity Antiasthmatic

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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
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-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.
BETA-CAROTENE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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.
CAFFEINE 5-10 mg/kg orl/man Martindale's 29th
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CEPAENE not available Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
CHOLINE-THEOPHYLLINATE 100-400 mg/4 x/day/man/ Martindale's 28th
CIS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CIS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CORILAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE 15-60 mg/3-4 x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
EPHEDRINE-HYDROCHLORIDE 15-60 mg/4x/day orl man Martindale's 28th
ESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Eur J Pharmacol
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID not available Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
GAMMA-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.
GERANIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 2 494
Juglans cinerea Butternut 2 2, 676.10000000149
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 8 18, 041.82000007108
Juglans regia English Walnut 6 30, 133
Juncus effusus Rush 1 920
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 12 109, 488.79999962449
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 3 8, 800.039999999106
Jussiaea repens Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon 1 7, 180
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 2 6, 135
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 1 0
Krameria triandra Rhatany 1 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 3 19, 911.119995594025
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 6 12, 029.057999998331
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 3 10, 120
Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle 2 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 5 6, 158