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Biological Activity Antispasmodic

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List of activity chemicals.
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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
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 4 8, 316
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 9 1, 295
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 7 1, 224
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 10 25, 432
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 4 2, 512
Pycnanthemum flexuosum Flexuose Mountain Mint 1 612
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 10 12, 692
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 9 34, 776
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 12 6, 144
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 10 15, 000
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 2 24, 258
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 10 47, 460
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 10 31, 726
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 12 20, 057
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 14 21, 450
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 7 8, 440
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 7 5, 502
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 13 35, 177
Pyrus communis Pear 8 32, 344
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 2 1, 382