An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 94
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 1 4, 444
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 13, 894
Citrus limon Lemon 1 5, 566
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 23, 150
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 3, 862
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 7, 368
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 4, 071
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 30
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 1 12, 200
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 28, 406
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 528
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 1 0
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 1, 456
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 3, 950
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 12, 240
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 1 21, 630
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 110
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 7, 540
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 1, 885