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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
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 15, 200
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 2 45
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 9 30
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 7 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 6 5, 370
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 5, 712
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 5, 200
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 6 16, 324
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 59, 254
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 3 100, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 5 714
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 104, 720
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 3, 328, 700
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 4 4, 340
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 18 622, 144
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 3 13, 000
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0