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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
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
Phyllanthus amarus not available 1 865
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 4 290, 880
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 1 0
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 1 0
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 3 53, 420
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 0
Picrorhiza kurrooa Picrorhiza 4 41, 470
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 1 20, 000
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 1 10, 000
Pilocarpus pennatifolius Paraguay Jaborandi 1 4, 000
Pilocarpus racemosus Guadalupe Jaborandi 1 4, 000
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 4 6, 917, 965
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 2 45, 040
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 11 504, 094
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 2 472, 580
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 1 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 1 283, 750
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 1 0
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 2 792, 540