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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
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
Syzygium cumini Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum 4 10, 434
Syzygium jambos Pomarrosa; Rose Apple 3 5, 307
Syzygium malaccense Malay Apple; Mammey Pomorrosa; Ohia 2 13, 845.239999994636
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 4 995.5000001937151
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 1 0
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 1 0
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 1 0
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 2 660
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 6 5, 995, 200
Tagetes patula French Marigold 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 9 10, 866
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 7 36, 749.700000047684
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 3 0
Taraxacum mongolicum Mongoloid Dandelion 1 4, 050
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 8 11, 803.899999976158
Taxus baccata Common Yew 5 74.30000001192093
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 1 0
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 2 94
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 1 20, 600
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 2 37.60000038146973