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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
ISOQUERCITRIN 10 ppm List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
JALIGONIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RHAMNOGLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
KUTKIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
L-DOPA 1-2 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
LEONURINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LIMACINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
LOBELINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPININE not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MAGNESIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGIFERIN not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
MANNITOL not available Merck 11th Edition
MYRICETIN not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
MYRICETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN not available Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
N-HENTRIACONTANE not available Duke, 1992 *
NERIIN 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
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 5 14, 870
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 3 501, 680
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 3 27, 230
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 5 257, 010
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 6 15, 000
Daemonorops draco Dragon's Blood 1 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 2 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 2, 220
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 4 0
Daucus carota Carrot 19 192, 442
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 3 14, 250
Dianthus barbatus Sweet William 1 0
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 4 445
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 4 0
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 5 143, 714
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 4 205, 438
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 6 57, 962
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 5 36, 304