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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
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 2 0
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 0
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 471.59999990463257
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 2 170.10000000149012
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 87
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 260, 520
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 2 1, 535