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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
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 2 187.5
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 1 9, 690
Salvia officinalis Sage 10 184, 049
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 2 18
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 1 690
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 3 7, 200
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 7 72, 250
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 2 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 1 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 5, 145
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 1 0
Sarracenia flava not available 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 4 11, 592
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 2 170
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 2 260
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 4 3, 133
Satureja glabella Smooth Savory 1 50
Satureja grandiflora French Savory 3 500
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 3 34
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 3 15, 940