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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
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 3 10, 012.40000000596
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 3 1, 467.8999999761581
Vigna mungo Black Gram 3 2, 524.5
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 5 12, 649.200000047684
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 0.2199999988079071
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 4 144, 649.77999918163
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 2 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 10, 610
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 2 1, 190, 817
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 10 97, 600.8959992379
Wasabia japonica Japanese Horseradish; Wasabi 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 2 0
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 16, 792.800000071526
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 4 2, 567.5999999046326
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zea mays Corn 13 10, 754.699999809265
Zingiber officinale Ginger 10 28, 041
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 4 15, 606