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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
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 5 5, 239.799999952316
Latua pubiflora Latua 2 7, 650
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 7 797, 280
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 4 1, 836
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 2 280
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 3 1, 718
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 2 276, 000
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 4 3, 299.9000000953674
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 1 28
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 4 244
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 4 475
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 1 200
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 5, 720
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 4 8, 932
Levisticum officinale Lovage 4 80
Licania platypus Sansapote 2 1, 012.6999998092651
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 2 2, 040
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 5, 100