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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
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 4 115, 590
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 8 15, 000
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 2 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 83, 520
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 86, 210
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 5 51
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 4 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 5 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 4 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 9 82, 200
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 10 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 19 8, 801
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 319
Artemisia salsoloides not available 2 91, 000
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 7 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 18, 280
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 0