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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
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 4 1, 000
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 5 216, 300
Olea europaea Olive 5 127.30000019073486
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 4 0
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 820
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 19, 361.56000006199
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 7 1, 470, 808
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 2 265
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 4 3, 386
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 3, 760
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 2 1, 220
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 12 641, 947
Oryza sativa Rice 5 2, 210
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 2 6, 852.600000008941
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 2 268
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 3 3, 320
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 4 4, 950
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 2, 360
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 2 3, 540
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 7 1, 934