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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
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 8 44, 522
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 2 2, 147.5999999046326
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 3 3, 100
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 5 12, 075
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 2 1, 000
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 9 4, 919
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 2, 060
Artemisia pallens Davana 2 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 2 25, 000
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 5 8, 538
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 5 2, 241.10000000149
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 3 1, 823
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 2, 600
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 2, 600
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 5 6, 024.0479999780655
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 7 556, 354.1999995708