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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 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
Sophora angustifolia Narrowleaf Sophora 1 24
Sophora subprostrata Shan Dou Gen 1 14
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 2 18
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 185
Spirulina spp. Spirulina 1 5.300000190734863
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 1 1.899999976158142
Spondias tuberosa Imbu; Umbu 1 2.6600000858306885
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 1 3.200000047683716
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 10.399999618530273
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 26, 208
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Buckbush 1 92
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 1 2.799999952316284
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 3 25, 362
Syzygium cumini Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum 1 0
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 0.699999988079071
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 0
Tagetes patula French Marigold 1 0
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 0
Taraxacum mongolicum Mongoloid Dandelion 1 34