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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 *
HIPPADINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOROTTLERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 250 mg/kg/day/60 days/orl rat Kumar, P., Dixit*, V.P., and Khanna, P. Antifertility Studies of Kaempferol: Isolation and Identification from Tissue Culture of some Medicinally Important Plant Species. Plantes medicinales et phytotherapie, 23: 193-201, 1989.
LEMMATOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
M-XYLOGYDROQUINONE IC50=300-350 mg/orl/woman/2 x month ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MALVIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOGLYCOTOXIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 12.5 mg/kg Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PLUMBAGIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1990.
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN 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.
ROTTLERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SANTONIN 40 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
SOLASODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SOPHORICOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMAST-5-ENE-3-BETA-7-ALPHA-DIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMAST-5-ENE-3-BETA-7-BETA-DIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
VASICINOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Kennedia nigricans not available 1 24
Kennedia procurrens not available 1 33
Kennedia rubicunda not available 1 25
Laburnum alpinum not available 1 0
Laburnum anagyroides Golden Chain Tree 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 3 9, 972
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 1 14, 700
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 0
Lembotropis emerifolia not available 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 2 25
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 0
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 1 0
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya not available 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0