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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
Pyrus communis Pear 6 1, 420.7010000477312
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 2 1, 464
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 6 5, 608.539999999106
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 2 120, 000
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 2 2, 940.300000011921
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 4 9, 080.019999999553
Quercus stellata Post Oak 2 5, 880.039999999106
Quercus velutina Black Oak 2 6, 820
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 1, 040
Raphanus sativus Radish 4 28, 852.20000076294
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 2 540
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 1, 190
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 25.700000762939453
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 4 2, 561.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 7 7, 745
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 8, 800