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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE *
18-BETA-GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
6-GINGEROL Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
6-SHOGAOL Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ALPHA-NARCOTINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AMYGDALIN Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
ARBUTIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZYL-ACETONE *
BERGENIN Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
BROMELAIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CARBOXY-OXY-NAPTHOQUINONE *
CARVACROL Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CHELERYTHRINE 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.
CHELIDONINE 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.
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CODEINE 2.2 mg/kg orl dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CODEINE 42 mg kg orl gpg Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
EPHEDRINE 0.01 mg/kg Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
EUCALYPTOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 0
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0
Artemisia salsoloides 2 111, 000
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 3 6, 610.799999713898
Avena sativa Oats 1 800
Azadirachta indica Neem 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 2 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 1 0
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 2 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 2 0
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 60
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 1 14, 000
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 2 60, 000
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 4 137, 166