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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
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 6 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 1 265, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 6 17, 320
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 4 6, 656
Nepeta cataria Catnip 2 10, 300
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 1 2, 300
Nerium oleander Oleander 4 43, 000
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 15 122, 500
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 2 2, 236, 560
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 15 3, 672, 915
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 3 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 4 23, 638
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 2 22, 390
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 2 37, 840
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 860
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 7 26, 950
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0