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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
PARTHENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLETIERINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
PHENOL not available Martindale's 29th
PHYLLEMBLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PICRININE not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
PIPERIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PLATYCODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PONGAMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDINE not available Merck 11th Edition
QUERCITRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RESERPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
RUBROFUSARIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SAFROLE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SAIKOSAPONIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
SANGUINARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPARONE 40-80 mg/kg ipr Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
SCOPOLAMINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SCOPOLETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
SCOPOLIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
SIMPLEXOSIDE not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 1, 150
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 3, 320
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 3 3, 429
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 3 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 3 166
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 3 1, 650
Glycine max Soybean 5 3, 160
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 6 38, 612
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 2 15, 216
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 2, 120
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 3 10
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 2 10, 880
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 1 10
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 1, 030
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 5 630, 352
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 1, 800
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 2 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 2 715
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 1 0