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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
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 10 62, 000
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 2 26, 850
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 4 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 17, 850
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 2, 800
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 2 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 10 45, 945
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 2 240, 000
Pistacia vera Pistachio 2 729, 591
Pisum sativum Pea 10 8, 002
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 2 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 13 74, 000
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 2 1, 367, 350
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 3, 528
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 0
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 717, 000
Plectranthus coleoides not available 1 120
Pluchea carolinensis Pito sico; Santa maria 1 0
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 2 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 2 0