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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
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 1 8
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 3
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 1 46.19999885559082
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 42
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 1 30
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 25
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 12
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 32
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 34
Cynanchum atratum Bai-Wei; Pai-Wei 1 24
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 24
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 10
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 4.400000095367432
Daucus carota Carrot 2 19.100000023841858
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 9
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 1 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 21.399999618530273
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 16
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 115.5