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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 8
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 1 2.0999999046325684
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 1 12
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 22
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 60
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 33
Pisum sativum Pea 1 10
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 14
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 30
Polygala tenuifolia Chinese Senega 1 9
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 25
Polystichum polyblepharum Chinese Polystichum 1 10
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 38
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 16
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 16
Prunus domestica Plum 1 34
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 11
Prunus persica Peach 1 40
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 814
Psidium guajava Guava 1 9