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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
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 150
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 1 80
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 72.59999990463257
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 2 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 2 271, 800
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 2 282, 400
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 3 90, 600
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 1 156
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 2 0
Coriaria thymifolia Ground Toot; Shanshi 2 0
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 2 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 2 12
Corydalis spp Fumewort 1 0
Corylus americana American Filbert; American Hazel 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 195