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Biological Activity Antifertility

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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 Sort descending 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 4 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 4 0
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 0
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 3 0
Vandasina retusa not available 1 7
Veratrum album White Hellebore 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 0
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 4 13, 559.69999885559
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 1 21.200000762939453
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 4 1, 343.599998474121
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 12
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 93.19999694824219
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 2 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 2 660
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0