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Biological Activity Antifertility

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
(-)-GOSSYPOL 30 mg/kg rats Duke, 1992 *
ALOIN 62.5 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLACTAM-N-B-D-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLINDIQUINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ASIATICOSIDE 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.
BENZOQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
BRAHMINOSIDE 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.
CHALEPENSIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CITRANTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIDINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
DATURACTONE not available Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE 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.
EMBELIN 20-50 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
FERUJOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FRAXINELLONE not available Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
GENISTEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GOSSYPOL 30 mg/kg Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 0
Trifolium alexandrinum not available 1 0
Trifolium brachycalycinum not available 1 12, 900
Trifolium hybridum not available 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 5 456
Trifolium repens not available 1 0
Trifolium sp not available 1 0
Trifolium subterraneum not available 1 13, 500
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 4 7, 050
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 25
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 1 33
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 0
Ulex micranthus not available 1 0
Ulex sp not available 1 0
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 1 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 2 450
Urginea maritima European Squill 2 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 4 3, 320