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Biological Activity Antiparotitic

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
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
CEPHARANTHINE 40 mg man orl Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 6, 260
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 12, 520
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 5, 532
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 6, 560
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 6, 263
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 5, 030
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 279
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 20, 478
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 4, 178
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 5, 180
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 1, 824
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 725
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 140
Annona glabra Pondapple 1 1, 590
Annona muricata Soursop 1 1, 540
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 1, 400
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 3, 200
Apium graveolens Celery 1 6, 436
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 9, 496
Aralia cordata Udo 1 1, 065