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Biological Activity Antiophidic

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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
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
Guazuma tomentosa not available 1 270
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 1 0
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 200, 000
Hamelia patens Scarlet Bush 1 150, 000
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 3 0
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 3 11, 928
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 2 0
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 2 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 2 0
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 3 206, 910
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 3 45, 600
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 3 3, 980
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 3 0
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 1 0
Hylocereus undatus Night-Blooming Cereus; Nopalito De Noche; Strawberry Pear; Belle-of-the-Night; Queen-of-the-Night 2 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 2 10, 000