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Biological Activity Antispasmodic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
LIQUIRITIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITIGENIN-CHALCONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LONICERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LUNASINE 1-10 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.
LUPULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPULONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
MAGNESIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
MANGIFERIN not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
MANNITOL not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MARMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL ED50=0.01 mg/ml Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
MENTHONE ED50=0.044 mg/ml Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
MENTHYL-ACETATE ED50=0.105 mg/ml Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
METAXYLOHYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHUENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-7-KAEMPFEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYL-PHTHALIDES not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
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