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Biological Activity Collyrium

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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
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 36, 800
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 70, 865
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 70, 000
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 1 4, 800
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 140, 000
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 943, 600
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 318, 040
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 0
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 79, 200
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 40, 000
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 438, 200
Phragmites australis Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass 1 204, 000
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 25, 940
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 25, 060
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 45, 566