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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
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
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 10, 000
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 3 0
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 14, 160
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 3 3, 405.800000190735
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 3 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 4, 100
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 6 23, 201.800000026822
Ananas comosus Pineapple 4 5, 263
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 2 2, 400
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 10 1, 963, 478.0240000002
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 7 685, 092
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 2 3.6700000762939453
Angelica laxiflora Tu Huo 1 1, 950
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 7 7, 156, 533.600000322
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 1 0
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 2 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 4 2, 770.2000000029802