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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
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 2 163, 254
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap 1 0
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 17.200000762939453
Scutellaria sp not available 1 0
Secale cereale Rye 1 45
Sechium edule Chayote 1 73
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 5.699999928474426
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 76
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 41
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 10.399999618530273
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 2 510
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 34
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 1 13.199999809265137
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 1 16
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 61
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 1 15
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 1 2.5999999046325684
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 1 2.5999999046325684
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 2 51.56000077724457
Solanum tuberosum Potato 3 44.16999847441912