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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
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa Mosqueta 1 0
Rosmarinus eriocalyx Rosemary 2 1, 900
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 11 767, 015.5
Rosmarinus tomentosus Hairy Rosemary 2 2, 020
Rosmarinus x lavandulaceus Lavender Rosemary 2 2, 600
Rosmarinus x mendizabalii Mendizabali's Rosemary 2 970
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry 3 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 9 15, 260
Rubus parviflorus Salmonberry; Thimbleberry 2 0
Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry; Wine Raspberry; Japanese Wineberry 1 0
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry 2 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Ruta graveolens Rue 3 0
Salix alba White Willow 2 0
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 1 160
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 1 20
Salvia officinalis Sage 13 535, 288
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 3 69, 006
Salvia sp. Chia 5 79, 210