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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
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
Ludwigia perennis Perennial ludwigia 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 449, 400
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 83, 715
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 2 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 3 583
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 11 5, 148
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 6 600, 000
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 2 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 4 0
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 4 18
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 2 0
Macadamia spp Macadamia 2 1, 095, 890
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 4 20, 068
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 2 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 4 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 5 220
Mahonia fargesii not available 1 0
Mahonia fortunei not available 1 0