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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
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 39.79999923706055
Cistanche salsa Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung 1 24
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 4
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 1 6
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 2 20
Citrus medica Citron 1 9
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 7.699999809265137
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 9.600000381469727
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 5.5
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 9
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 198
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 1 20
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 9.5
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 51
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 68
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 1 17
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 93
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 6
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 410