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Biological Activity Choleretic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CROCIN 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN not available HerbalGram No. 24, page 37.
CYNARIN 200-250 mg/3x/day Martindale's 28th
DICAFFEOYLQUINIC-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.
DICINNAMOYLMETHANE not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
DICOUMAROL 40 mg/kg Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ESCULETIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ESCULETIN-6,7-DIMETHYL-ETHER not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ESCULETIN-METHYL-ETHER not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ESCULIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ESCULIN-METHYL-ETHER not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPATOLIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
FERULIC-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.
GALLIC-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.
GARDENIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GARDENOSIDE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GENIPIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GENIPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIOPICROSIDE not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 11 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 6 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 5 84, 433.20000076294
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 3 4, 945
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 5 73, 155
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 6 12, 800
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 4 498, 120
Mentha sp Mint 2 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 11 56, 400
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 11 25, 905.210000002757
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 7 80
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 7 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 2 27
Micromeria croatica not available 1 2, 240
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 4 4, 398
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 2 0.30000000447034836
Micromeria teneriffae not available 2 1, 600
Micromeria thymifolia not available 2 70
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 1 48