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Biological Activity Emmenagogue

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
ALPHA-THUJONE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
APIOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-THUJONE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BETAINE not available Wealth of India.
BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
CNIDILIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-HOMOSTACHYDRINE not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
LAWSONE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SABINOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STACHYDRINE not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
THUJONE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 5 540
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 0
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 80, 000
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 10, 006
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 102
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 3 47, 180
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 2 3, 500
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 3, 400
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 60, 600
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 1, 546
Artemisia salsoloides not available 2 24, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 2.100000001490116
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 0