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Biological Activity Antidysenteric

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
AESCULETIN not available HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
ANDROGRAPHOLIDE 100 mg/man orl Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ANISODAMINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BERBERASTINE 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 100 mg/4x/day Duke, 1992 *
BERGENIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CAMPHOR 500 ug/ml Wealth of India.
CARPAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CEPHARANTHINE 40 mg man orl Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CONESSINE not available Martindale's 28th
DIHYDROLYCORINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
EMETINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESCULETIN not available HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
FRAXETIN ED80=50-100 mg/kg orl hmn Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
HEMSLEYADIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYPHENOLS not available Duke, 1992 *
QUININE not available Duke, 1992 *
STEMONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID 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
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 1 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 706, 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 3 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 1 9, 500
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 4 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 685, 600
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 240, 000
Ajuga reptans Bugle; Bugleweed; Blue Bugle; Bugleherb; Common Bugle 1 750, 000