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Biological Activity Choleretic

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
1,4-DICAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
4,7-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN 40 mg/kg Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
4,7-DIMETHYL-5-HYDROXYCOUMARIN 40 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYCOUMARIN 40 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
6,7-DIMETHYLAESCULETIN not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 210.
6,7-DIMETHYLESCULETIN 70 ipr Duke, 1992 *
7,8-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN 40 mg/kg Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
7-HYDROXYCOUMARIN 40 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
AESCULETIN-6,7-DIMETHYL-ETHER not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
AESCULETIN-METHYL-ETHER not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
AESCULIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
AESCULIN-METHYL-ETHER not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ALANTOLACTONE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ANDROGRAPHOLIDE 3-12 mg/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APOCYANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARMILLARIEN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 4 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 1 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 23, 496
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 7 3, 500
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 130, 170
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 194, 120
Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 2 54
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 0
Latua pubiflora Latua 1 6, 875
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 10 7, 529, 682
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 5 7, 000
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 4 69, 606
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 2 2, 545
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 3 2, 880
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 6 1, 833, 556
Lens culinaris Lentil 5 10, 535