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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
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 2 0
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 1 0
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 1 36, 930
Peumus boldus Boldo 2 6, 435
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 1 32
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 2 1, 200
Pisum sativum Pea 1 153
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 190
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 3 635
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 1 28
Salvia officinalis Sage 4 2, 661, 552
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 2 3, 120
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 0
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 180
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 2 900
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 2 0
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 20
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 1 160
Stachys betonicifolia Woundwort 1 0