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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
ATHAMANTHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ATROPINE not available Merck 11th Edition
AURAPTEN not available Duke, 1992 *
AVISAN not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
AZULENE 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.
BAICALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBAMINE 5 mg/L Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
BERBERASTINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERBERINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERGAPTEN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ASARONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-DAMASCENONE cf papaverine Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HIMACHALINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-PINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 20 mg/kg =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
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE not available Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
BISABOLOXIDE not available HerbalGram No. 20, page 40.
BISABOLOXIDE-A not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 10 323, 104
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 4 36, 920
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 19 137, 962
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 95, 256
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 22 707, 732
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 2 20, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 3 5, 840
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 4 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 7 67, 170
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 2 2, 875
Cydonia oblonga Quince 6 17, 142
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 16 110, 892
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 6 8, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 3 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 11 13, 332
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 6 9, 940
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 11 7, 774
Cynanchum atratum Bai-Wei; Pai-Wei 2 30, 820
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 14 34, 965
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 6 11, 690