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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
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 900
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 2, 000
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 0
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 0
Guarea rusbyi Cocillana 1 0
Guazuma tomentosa not available 1 270
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 7, 020
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 1 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.) 1 0
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 2, 910
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 1, 960
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 1 0