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Biological Activity Antieczemic

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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
2-BETA,3BETA-27-TRIHYDROXYOLEAN-12-ENE-23,28-DICARBOXYLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
ASCORBIC-ACID 3.5-5 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CURCUMIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID 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.
GLUTATHIONE not available Martindale's 29th
GUAIACOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
L-GLUTATHIONE not available Martindale's 29th
LECITHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
METHIONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBIDIN not available Atal and Kapur, 1982
PUFA not available Martindale's 28th
PUFAS not available Martindale's 28th
RESORCINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 150 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 5 99, 300
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 108
Abies alba Silver-Fir 1 0
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 49, 875
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 1 372, 700
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 4 283, 480
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 37, 700
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 19
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 4 7, 544
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 51
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 26
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 0
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 0
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 36
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 3 42
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 6, 370
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0