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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Emmenagogue

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-THUJONE 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 *
BETA-THUJONE 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 Wealth of India.
BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
CNIDILIDE *
L-HOMOSTACHYDRINE Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
LAWSONE Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SABINOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STACHYDRINE Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
THUJONE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
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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