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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
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 120
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 30
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 45
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 2 0
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 20
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 2 228
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 2 260
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 18.50000023841858
Parthenocissus quinquefolia American-ivy; Five-leaf-ivy; Virginia-creeper; Woodbine; Amerika-zuta (Jap.) 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 1 70
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 50
Persea americana Avocado 1 16
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 60
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 2 0.20000000298023224
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 42
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 1 0
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 34
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 1 2