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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
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 2 93, 100
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 51, 200
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 9 130, 000
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 3 30, 000
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 5 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 2 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 0
Santalum album White Sandalwood 3 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 4 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 4 1.600000023841858
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 1 80
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 2 510
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 2 1, 105
Satureja grandiflora French Savory 1 420
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 4 53, 100
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 7 89, 940
Satureja odora Scented Pampa Savory 2 160
Satureja parvifolia Small-Leaf Pampa Savory 2 1, 065
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 2 30