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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
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 3 0
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 3 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 2 0
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 4 0
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 3 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 2 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 104, 190
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 290
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 8 13, 300
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 57, 800
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 9 413, 690
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 14 203, 432