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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
GINKGOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GINKGOLIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDE-B not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GINKGOLIDE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDES not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
HCN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
HELLICOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HORDENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
KHELLIN 40 mg/4 x/day/orl/man Martindale's 28th
L-ALPHA-TERPINEOL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
LIGUSTILIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
MENTHOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
METHYL-GALLATE not available Watt, J.M., and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. 1962.
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE not available Martindale's 29th
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