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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
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 4 11, 388
Aloe spp. Aloe 4 8, 104
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 8 16, 208
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 17 5, 838
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 13 6, 144, 706.500000022
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 10 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 13 41, 182
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 5 86, 500
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 4 40, 392
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 8 23, 100
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 11 10, 000
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 8 83, 520
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 5 126, 560
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 4 31, 498
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 3 10, 440
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 3 18, 305
Amphicarpaea edgworthii not available 1 11
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 8 30, 040
Ananas comosus Pineapple 10 32, 646
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 3 0