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Biological Activity Antibronchitic

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
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLCYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINOPHYLLINE not available Martindale's 28th
ANDROSIN inl 0.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ANDROSIN IC60-70=10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ANDROSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHORHODODENDRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APOMORPHINE not available Martindale's 28th
BERGENIN not available HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
BORNEOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BROMELAIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CHELIDONINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
CREOSOTE 0.12-0.6 ml/man Martindale's 28th
CURCUMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FARREROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FRAXETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GALLIC-ACID not available Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
GINKGETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 2 28, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 3 17, 260
Nepeta cataria Catnip 1 0
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 2 2, 910
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 2 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 3 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 4 15, 369
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 3 7, 228
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 16, 320
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 1, 950
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 2 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 10
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 311, 000
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 2 210
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 3 4, 988
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 3 10, 370