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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
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 3 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 402, 000
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 2 158
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 2 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 2 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 0
Lupinus albus White Lupine 1 0
Lupinus luteus not available 1 0
Lupinus perennis not available 1 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 2 112, 200
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 3 0
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 91
Lygos monosperma not available 1 0
Lygos raetum not available 1 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 2 0
Maackia amurensis not available 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 2 20, 218
Macroptylium atropurpureum not available 1 0
Macroptylium bracteatum not available 1 5
Macroptylium lathyroides not available 1 0