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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
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 1 10
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 8.399999618530273
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 20
Juglans regia English Walnut 2 15
Juncus effusus Rush 1 8
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 17.600000381469727
Jussiaea repens Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon 1 30
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 48
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 29
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 24
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 21
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 120
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 3
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 24
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 60
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 46
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 1, 048
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 13
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 1 9