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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
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 3 39, 846
Tagetes patula French Marigold 3 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 4 76, 218
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 5 12, 431
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 5 1, 300
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 10 0
Taxus baccata Common Yew 8 1, 809.499999821186
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 2 0
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 1 893
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 3 39.40000033378601
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 2 1, 507, 350
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 3 735, 000
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 5 929, 453.1999969482
Terminalia pallida not available 2 541, 000
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 2 1, 335
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 1 6
Teucrium asiaticum not available 2 0.7200000062584877
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 4 200
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 2 65
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 2 6