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Biological Activity Antidiuretic

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
ACETYL-CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
AJMALICINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
CARVACROL not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
COUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSCORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES 126 mg/kg Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MORPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIFLORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SKIMMIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Sarracenia flava not available 1 0
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 1 3, 005
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 1 8, 760
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 8, 800
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 1 859, 100
Satureja obovata Iberian Savory; Savory 1 2, 950
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 1 220
Satureja thymbra Goat Oregano 1 19, 830
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 1 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 500
Skimmia japonica Japanese Skimmia 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 1 15, 000
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 0
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 1 80
Terminalia ivorensis Idigbo; Emire; Blackbark; Black Afara; Brimstonewood; Satinwood; Shinglewood 1 0
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 155
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 1 9