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Biological Activity Antilithic

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
ALLOPURINOL 100 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
ANTHRAQUINONES not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ASCORBIC-ACID 1,000-3,000 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHOLIC-ACID not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
CRYPTOMERIDOL not available De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
CURCUMIN 0.5% diet Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
HYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
LEIOCARPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 25 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE not available Martindale's 28th
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PROXIMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 40 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
TOCOPHEROL 600 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
VITAMIN-E 600 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 4 59, 280
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 4, 862
Abies alba Silver-Fir 1 1, 197
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 1 1, 550
Abies spectabilis not available 1 305
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 283, 530
Acacia nilotica Babul 3 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 2 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 37, 700
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 2, 840
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 5 11, 724
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 5, 730
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 3, 700
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 980
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 15, 000
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 2, 900
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 3, 522
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 4 32, 940