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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 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 ED50=4.55 uM Duke, 1992 *
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.
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 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 5 264, 636
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 2 0
Lembotropis emerifolia not available 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 10 25, 338.099999904633
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 4 93.60000000149012
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 9 275
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 11 2, 945
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 3 3, 400
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 3 46, 832
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 3 63, 775
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Lespedeza cyrtobotrya not available 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 25 3, 673
Licania platypus Sansapote 2 1, 048
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 11 35, 640
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 6 1, 036, 600
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 0
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 4 495
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 8 644, 118.0000000298
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 9 85, 272