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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
Capparis tomentosa African Caper 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 1 0
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 2 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 12, 200
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 0
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 1 2, 240
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 2, 000
Citrus limon Lemon 1 0
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 630
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 1 1
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 0
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 2, 500
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 35
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 3, 000
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 0