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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
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 4 10, 000
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 3 0
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 14, 160
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 3 3, 405.800000190735
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 3 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 4, 100
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 6 23, 201.800000026822
Ananas comosus Pineapple 4 5, 263
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 2 2, 400
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 10 1, 963, 478.0240000002
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 7 685, 092
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 2 3.6700000762939453
Angelica laxiflora Tu Huo 1 1, 950
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 7 7, 156, 533.600000322
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 1 0
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 2 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 4 2, 770.2000000029802