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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
YATRORICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ZYGOPHYLLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
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