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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cholagogue

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN HerbalGram No. 17.
KOSAMIN *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 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.
P-TOLYL-METHYLCARBINOL *
P-TOLYMETHYLCARBINOL *
PATULETIN *
PODOPHYLLIN *
SCOPARONE Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
SCOPOLETIN Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
TERPINEOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 5 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 1.7000000476837158
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 3 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 2 80
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 1 0
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 4 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 57, 300
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 2 0
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 1 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 2 28, 200
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 2 42, 360
Oryza sativa Rice 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 3 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 0