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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 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 410
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 3 1, 830
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 3 25, 120
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 9 175, 786
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 5 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 3 44, 970
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 3 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 3 2, 600
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 7 5, 675
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 4 38, 200
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 16 136, 757
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 14, 460
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 1 24, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 8 365, 125
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 6 136, 435
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 6 98, 943
Arundo donax Giant Reed 4 405, 400
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 33, 700