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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
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 2 499
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 420
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 3 0
Erinacea anthyllis not available 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 3 150
Eriosema glomeratum not available 1 6
Eriosema nutans not available 1 7
Eriosema psoraleoides not available 1 6
Erythrina crista-galli Cockspur Coral Tree 1 0
Erythrina sp not available 1 0
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 0
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 1 0
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 1 68
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 1 0
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 1 0
Eupatorium odoratum Jack na bush 1 0
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 1 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 3 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 3 0