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Biological Activity Diuretic

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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
4-TERPINEOL not available Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
ACHYRANTHINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ACULEATINE-HYDRATE 125 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ALISOL-A-MONOACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALISOL-B not available Duke, 1992 *
AMABAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANAGYRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APIOLE not available Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
ARBUTIN 60-200 mg/man Merck 11th Edition
ARCTIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARECOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 700 mg/man/orl Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE not available HerbalGram No. 17.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 6 1, 066, 482
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 4 766, 282
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 9 1, 634, 290
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 3 23, 190
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 3 33, 590
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 17 4, 159, 648
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 308
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 714
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 16
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 350
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 341
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 40
Pyrus communis Pear 10 120, 991
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 3 93, 820
Quercus alba White Oak 7 171, 163
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 3 23, 520
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 3 51, 512
Quercus stellata Post Oak 3 47, 040
Quercus suber Cork Oak 1 0