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Biological Activity Choleretic

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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
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 26, 040
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 3 776
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 3 1, 850
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 2 1, 470
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 2 232
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 4 7, 440
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 3 1, 940
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 10
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 42
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 2 3, 074
Pyrus communis Pear 5 29, 891
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 2 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 120, 000
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 3 0
Quercus suber Cork Oak 1 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 130, 140
Raphanus sativus Radish 5 6, 593