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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
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 22
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 0
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 21
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 90
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 8
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 16
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 59
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 59
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 38
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 1 264, 000
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 8
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 2 126.41999994963408
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 10
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 33
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 1 64
Avena sativa Oats 1 0
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 24