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Biological Activity Antimenorrhagic

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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
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ANTHOCYANOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL 25 mg/day/wmn/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-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 *
IRON 100 mg/day/wmn/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 78
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 195
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 104
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 100
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 277
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 3 38, 587
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 820
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 380
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 500
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 32
Perilla frutescens Perilla 2 177, 074
Persea americana Avocado 2 505, 511
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 45
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 1 0
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 2, 118
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 1 17
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 1, 400
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 56
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 1 144
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 2 23, 116