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Biological Activity Digestive

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
ANETHOLE not available Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp.
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BROMELAIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CAPSAICIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CRATEGOLIC-ACID not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
IBOGAINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PAPAIN not available Merck 11th Edition
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 0
Persea americana Avocado 1 1, 555
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 40, 000
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 1, 800, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 0
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 1.5
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 0
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 80
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 1 40
Tabernanthe iboga Iboga 1 0
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 1 1, 240, 000
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 90