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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
MUFAS 5 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN-5-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
OBAKULATONE not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 5 ml/man Duke, 1992 *
OXYACANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYACETOPHENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
P-TOTYLMETHYLCARBINOL not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
PATRINOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PICROSIDE-I not available Duke, 1992 *
PICROSIDE-II not available Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
QUERCITROSIDE 50 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 1 128, 065
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 5 392, 692
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 2 4, 745
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 4 154, 276
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 1 196
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 10 1, 060, 310
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 3 20, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 5, 840
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 3 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 6 870, 000
Cydonia oblonga Quince 4 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 2 0
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 1 1, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 0
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 1 0
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 2 466
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 16 1, 660
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 2 0
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 2 0