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Biological Activity Astringent

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 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
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 1 40
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 1 28
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 4 174
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 20
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 4.199999809265137
Salix alba White Willow 2 2.0999999046325684
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 1 36
Salvia officinalis Sage 4 5.900000095367432
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 85
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 1 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 27
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 247.2039999961853
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 1 0
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 1 0
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 56
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 1 26