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Biological Activity Astringent

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
AGARIC-ACID not available Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
ALKANNIN not available Merck 11th Edition
ANTIRRHINOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN not available Merck 11th Edition
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BORRECAPINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BORRELINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATECHIN not available Merck 11th Edition
CONDURANGIN not available Merck 11th Edition
CORNINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
FORMIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
GALLIC-ACID 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.
HYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
INDIGOTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUININE not available Duke, 1992 *
SILVER not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID 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.
ZINC not available Martindale's 28th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 34
Fragaria spp Strawberry 4 62, 518
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 2 0
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 1 17
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 24
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 1 1.2000000476837158
Galeopsis segetum Downy Hemp Nettle 1 0
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 1 0
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 1 102
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 12
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 2 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 60
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 5.800000190734863
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 18
Geranium maculatum Cranesbill 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 3 56
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 2 20.59999990463257
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 53
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 1 26