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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
VITAMIN-B3 100 mg 2x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
VITAMIN-E 300 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
XANTHOGALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOXIN not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
XANTHOXYLINE IC50=54 uM Duke, 1992 *
YANGONIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Z-LIGUSTILIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
Z-N-BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ZERUMBONE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 5 39, 696
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 10 482, 648
Bidens pilosa not available 3 120, 450
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 2 1, 192
Blechnum orientale Kuan Chung; Shield Fern 2 17, 460
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 2 64, 890
Blighia sapida Akee; Seso Vegetal 2 8, 874
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 1 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 1 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 4 7, 036
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 6 319, 276
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 1 0
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 10 5, 507, 611.900000334
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 9 637, 200
Bowdichia nitida not available 1 0
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 4 593, 649
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 3, 837
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 4 146, 829
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 8 34, 746.869998931885
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 7 48, 034.01999999955