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Biological Activity Antidiarrheic

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
(+)-T-CADINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 500 ug/ml Wealth of India.
CODEINE not available Martindale's 29th
HORDENINE 35 mg/kg scu dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
INULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNIN not available Martindale's 29th
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE 4-10 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN not available Merck 11th Edition
POLYPHENOLS not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
UZARIN not available Merck 11th Edition
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 21, 500
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 1 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 706, 200
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 4 85, 760
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 90, 000
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 0
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 2 34, 300
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 580, 000
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0