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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
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAMETHYL-PYRAZINE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
THEOBROMINE 10 mg/kg/orl/man Martindale's 29th
THEOPHYLLINE 5 mg/kg/orl/man Martindale's 29th
THIOSULFINATE not available Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
THYMOQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2-DECENE-4-S-OXIDE 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CARVEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-TRANS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2,8-DECADIENE-4-S-OXIDE 10-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
TYLOPHORINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
VASICINONE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
VISNADIN not available Duke, 1992 *
Z-LIGUSTILIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
Z-N-BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 6 4, 300.5
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 5 166.20000000298023
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 4
Feijoa sellowiana Brazillian Guava; Guava Brazilera 2 4, 500
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 7 49, 608
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 2 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 2 4, 480
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 9 1, 542, 272.8999999762
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 2 2, 320
Fragaria spp Strawberry 8 13, 025.002000000095
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 4 3, 274.2000000476837
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 1 2, 070
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 740
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 4 17, 939.400000095367
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 2 618.6000003814697
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 1 40
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 2 510
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 2 13, 020