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Biological Activity Choleretic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
BAICALIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
BENZOIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERBAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 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.
BERBERINE 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.
BOLDINE not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
BORNEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-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.
CAFFEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPILLARISIN 70 mg/kg ipr Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAPILLARTEMISIN-A not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CAPILLARTEMISIN-B not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CINNAMALDEHYDE 500 mg/kg/orl Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
COLUMBAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 40 mg/kg Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
CROCETIN 100 mg/kg 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