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Biological Activity Antiprostaglandin

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
SENKYUNOLIDE-N 250 pg/ml Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 250 pg/ml Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
URUSHIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOXYLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 910
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 186
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 2 19, 700
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 2 0
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 2 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 866
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 340
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 3, 628.60009765625
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 14, 275
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 8
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 2 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 3 0
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 13, 800
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 2 459