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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
N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-N-PROPYLESTER 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
NIGELLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
OPC not available Duke, 1992 *
OPCS not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYGEN not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYMATRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERITONE not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERLONGUMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
PYRIDOXINE 100-200 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
QUERCETIN IC50=14 uM Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL not available Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis., 4:203, 1982.
TERPINEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 3 1, 642
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 5 12, 362
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 7 33, 788
Citrus limon Lemon 8 2, 566, 798
Citrus medica Citron 1 950
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 3 23, 150.40000000596
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 11 7, 738.0270000007
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 9 171, 776.20000000298
Citrus sinensis Orange 11 15, 252.802000108873
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 2 328
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 4 1, 936.4000000953674
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 2 850
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 2 12, 625
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 2 29, 988
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 6 5, 334.119999997318
Coffea arabica Coffee 6 32, 050
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 3 5, 960
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 4 27, 457
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 3 16, 920
Coleus forskohlii Forskohl's Coleus 1 4, 630