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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
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 4 65, 032
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 5 455, 861
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 8 127, 030.4999923706
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 1 6
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 1 5.199999809265137
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 5 1, 903, 150
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 7, 000
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 2 116, 200
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 12 370, 202
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 3 29, 580
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 15 718, 156
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 4 62, 820
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 10 185, 588.59997558594
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 3 8, 790
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 5 549, 915.3000004292
Eryngium creticus Cretan culantro 1 185, 800
Eryngium floridanum Florida Eryngium 3 162, 458
Erythrina berteroana Pito 3 161, 175
Erythrina fusca Coral Bean; Gallito 3 451, 720
Erythrophleum suaveolens Ordeal Tree; Sassy Bark 1 0