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Biological Activity Antiophidic

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
AR-TURMERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 2.3 mg mus Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
BREDEMEYEROSIDE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CEPHARANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHINIC-ACID not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
POLYPHENOLS not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
POTASSIUM-GYMNEMATE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
STIGMASTEROL 2.3 mg ipr mus Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
TANNIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
WEDELOLACTONE 0.54 mg ipr mus Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 2 210
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 2 0
Abies spectabilis not available 1 0
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 2 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 1 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 706, 200
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 2 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 6 80, 000
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 90, 000
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 2 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 0