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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
VASICINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VICOLIDE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
WOGONIN 10 mg/kg/day Singh, P., Jain, S., Bhala, M., Goyal, R.B., Jayaprakash, D., and Lohiya, N.K. Wogonin, 5,7-Dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone as Oestrogenic and Anti-implantational Agent in the Rat. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 87, 1990.
ZEARALENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ZOAPATANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aglaia odorata Chinese Rice Flower 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 3 98
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Ajuga bracteosa Nilkanthi 1 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 3 0
Albizia procera not available 1 0
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 2 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 5 1, 024
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 5 1, 483
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 2 76
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 3 0
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 2 0
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 5