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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
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 4 1, 488, 916
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 3 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 7 239, 443
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 157, 000
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 7 42
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 1 35
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 5 241, 600
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 4 191, 085
Levisticum officinale Lovage 4 0
Licania platypus Sansapote 3 72, 563
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 9 41, 720
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 5 506, 301.5000000596
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 0
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 5 580, 665
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 116
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 8 1, 290, 223.10800004
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 2 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 6 254, 920