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Biological Activity Antiprogestational

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 0
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 000
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 562
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 22, 150
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 0
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 1 200
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 0
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 1 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 0
Smilax regelii Sarsaparilla; Jamaica Sarsaparilla; Honduran Sarsaparilla; Brown Sarsaparilla 1 0
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 1 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 1 0
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 140
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 1 0
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 0
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 0