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Biological Activity Antidysenteric

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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
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 1, 260
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 438, 000