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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antimenorrhagic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ANTHOCYANOSIDE *
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 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
HYDROQUINONE *
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 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 600, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 1, 176
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 29.200000762939453
Zea mays Corn 3 23, 758
Zingiber officinale Ginger 3 28, 997
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 510
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 33