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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
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 5 44, 424
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 3 34, 665
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 3 3, 206.002000000095
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 5 125, 915
Bromelia pinguin Wild Pineapple 2 3, 431.7000000476837
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 2 3, 570
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 4, 030
Brugmansia amesianum Culebra 2 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 1 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 4 6, 236
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 1 720
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 2 9, 277.799999952316
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 3 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 2 2, 888.5999999046326
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 4 1, 211
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 2 910
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 4 6, 200
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 1 12
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 13 157, 788