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Biological Activity Antispasmodic

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
P-COUMARIC-ACID not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
PAEONIFLORIN not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PAPAVERINE EC50=2.8-16 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PAPAVERINE ED50=4.55 uM Duke, 1992 *
PARTHENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PATULETIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PATULIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PETASIN 14 x papaverine Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PEUCENIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCINOL 480 mg/day/orl man Martindale's 29th
PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLEMBLIN not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
PHYSOSTIGMINE-SALICYLATE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PINENE not available Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PIPERLONGUMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID EC50=4.6-17 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PROTOPINE not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
PROXIMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Erythrina berteroana Pito 2 2, 415
Erythrina crista-galli Cockspur Coral Tree 1 0
Erythrina fusca Coral Bean; Gallito 2 1, 690
Erythrina sp not available 1 0
Erythroxylum coca Coca 9 32, 376
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 3 29, 000
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 8 50, 243
Eucalyptus albens not available 10 1, 468.6000000089407
Eucalyptus angulosa not available 6 1, 267.5
Eucalyptus astringens not available 10 12, 875.60000000894
Eucalyptus behriana not available 8 2, 038.5000002384186
Eucalyptus blakelyi not available 10 14, 370.60000000894
Eucalyptus bosistoana not available 10 11, 260.40000000596
Eucalyptus botryoides not available 10 2, 742.700000010431
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 10 4, 707
Eucalyptus bridgesiana Bridges' Eucalyptus 5 22, 470.700000047684
Eucalyptus camaldulensis not available 10 5, 973.4000000059605
Eucalyptus ceratocorys not available 6 7, 882
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 17 629, 042.0000000298
Eucalyptus cladocalyx not available 10 1, 377.2000000029802