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Biological Activity Antiedemic

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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
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
QUERCITRIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
RESVERATROL ED50 Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID 0.316-3.16 mg/kg ims Int. J. Immunopharmacology. Vol 10: 729, 1988.
RUTIN 270 mg/day orl man Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN 25 ppm Internat. J. Oriental Med. 15(4): 194, 1990+
SANGUINARINE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
SCIADOPITYSIN 1/3 indomethacin Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SINAPALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL-ACETATE IC37.5=100 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
TASPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TYLOPHORINE 25 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
URSOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
WITHAFERIN-A 12-25 mg/kg ipr rat ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Calophyllum lankaensis not available 1 1, 000
Calophyllum macrocarpum not available 1 20
Calophyllum tomentosum not available 1 1, 000
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 5 0
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 4 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 13 214, 570
Camptotheca acuminata Happy Tree 1 0
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 2 0
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 1, 511
Canna indica Achira; Queensland Arrowroot 1 420
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 1 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 5 8, 690
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 4 5, 500
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 11 156, 342
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 7 141, 534
Caraipa densiflora not available 1 0
Caraipa densifolia not available 1 103
Caraipa grandifolia not available 1 0
Careya arborea not available 1 0
Carica papaya Papaya 7 145, 963