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Biological Activity Choleretic

List of activity chemicals.
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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
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 15, 200
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 2 45
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 9 30
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 7 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 6 5, 370
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 5, 712
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 5, 200
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 6 16, 324
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 59, 254
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 3 100, 800
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 5 714
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 104, 720
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 3, 328, 700
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 4 4, 340
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 18 622, 144
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 3 13, 000
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0