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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
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 4 10, 689
Piper betel Betel Pepper 3 7, 305
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 3 60, 800
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 10 690, 987.5460000224
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 4 1, 699.560000039637
Pisum sativum Pea 5 17, 495.902000929927
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 5, 320
Plantago major Common Plantain 6 1, 061
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 4 559.3999999761581
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 1 2, 380
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 3 4, 530
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 2 18, 560
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 13, 890
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 65
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 12, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 2 50, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0