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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
Nerium oleander Oleander 2 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 3 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 16, 090
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 4 25, 578
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 2 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 2, 180
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 3 2, 528
Olea europaea Olive 3 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 3 114
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 2, 721, 600
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 12, 680
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 4 10, 620
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0.8999999761581421
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 0