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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
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 1 7
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 1 4, 200
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 1 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 2 0
Cajanus scarabaeoides not available 1 3
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 4 0
Calicotome spinosa not available 1 0
Calicotome villosa not available 1 0
Calopogonium caeruleum not available 1 0
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 2 2, 750
Camptosema sp not available 1 12
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 6
Canavalia eurycarpa not available 1 5
Canavalia galeata not available 1 0
Canavalia gladiata not available 1 0
Canavalia rosea not available 1 0
Canavalia sericea not available 1 0
Canavalia virosa not available 1 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 0