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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
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 0
Azadirachta indica Neem 2 2, 000
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 1 0
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 1 0
Baptisia sp not available 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 1 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 3 520
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 0
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 1 0
Bowdichia nitida not available 1 0
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 500
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 1 0
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 1 80
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 3 1, 278
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 3 3, 027
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 2 3, 424
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 3 104
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 1 52