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Biological Activity Contraceptive

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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
ANDROGRAPHOLIDE (male) Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-I not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRANTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER not available Martindale's 28th
CORONARIDINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
DELTONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EMBELIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FERUJOL not available Duke, 1992 *
GARDENIC-ACID-B not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
METAXYLOHYDROQUINONE 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
PSORALEN not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLASODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 9
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 21.5
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 14
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 11
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 24
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 24
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 16
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 7
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 1 6
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 60
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 58.400001525878906
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 9.699999809265137
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 24
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 2.4000000953674316
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 19
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 32
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 8
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 20
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 37