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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
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 1 0
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 2 810.1000000014901
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 4 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 1 2, 040
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 3 1, 491.2680000066757
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 2 420
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 3 9, 833
Trichostemma dichotomum Blue Curls 2 18
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 8 59, 983.36800004542
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 6 13, 049.00000013411
Triticum aestivum Wheat 7 13, 960.219999998808
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 3 18, 215
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 2 9, 604.199999809265
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 5 3, 094.699999988079
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 3 1, 080
Tylophora indica Swallowwort; Indian Ipecac 1 0
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 253
Ullucus tuberosus Melloco; Ulluco 2 3, 501.399999976158