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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
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 1 26
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 159.00000095367432
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 1 55
Carya illinoensis Pecan 1 15
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 1 52.80000019073486
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 1 10
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 1 7
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 1 6
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 1 5
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 9
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 48
Chamissoa altissima Guanique 1 23
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 5
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 1 20
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 33.599998474121094
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 0
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 1 8
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 160
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 1 10
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 1 16