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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
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