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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
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 6 4, 300.5
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 5 166.20000000298023
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 4
Feijoa sellowiana Brazillian Guava; Guava Brazilera 2 4, 500
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 7 49, 608
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 2 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 2 4, 480
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 9 1, 542, 272.8999999762
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 2 2, 320
Fragaria spp Strawberry 8 13, 025.002000000095
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 4 3, 274.2000000476837
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 1 2, 070
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 740
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 4 17, 939.400000095367
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 2 618.6000003814697
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 1 40
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 2 510
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 2 13, 020