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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
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 3 9, 120
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 6 6, 219
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 7 1, 536.3999996185303
Prunus domestica Plum 7 4, 704.013000000268
Prunus dulcis Almond 7 73, 414.1099999994
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 1, 540
Prunus persica Peach 8 10, 123.003000000026
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 2 2, 844
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 5 41, 800
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 4 2, 989
Psidium guajava Guava 8 20, 304
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 4 9, 507
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 3 0
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 3 9, 432
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 4 1, 122
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 2 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 1 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 11, 000