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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
QUINIC-ACID not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
QUINOVIC-ACID not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ROBIDENOL-3-GALLATE not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTOSIDE 50 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
SCHISANDRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOLYMOSIDE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SCOPARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
STEPPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SWERTIAMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGOPICROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOQUINONE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TRIETHYLRUTOSIDE 50 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
TURMERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 5-20 mg/kg orl Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992.
VANILLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIN not available Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
VANILLYL-ALCOHOL not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 6 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 1 265, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 6 17, 320
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 4 6, 656
Nepeta cataria Catnip 2 10, 300
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 1 2, 300
Nerium oleander Oleander 4 43, 000
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 15 122, 500
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 2 2, 236, 560
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 15 3, 672, 915
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 3 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 4 23, 638
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 2 22, 390
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 2 37, 840
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 860
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 7 26, 950
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0