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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
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 24
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 2 78
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 4
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 2
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 18
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 46
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 12
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 11
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 2 15
Glycine max Soybean 1 18
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 42
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 38
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 30
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 68.1999979019165
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 56
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 78
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 26
Inula helenium Elecampane 1 0
Ipomoea aquatica Swamp Cabbage; Water Spinach 1 38
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 7