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Biological Activity Estrogenic

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
3'-DEMETHOXY-6-O-DEMETHYLISOGUAIACIN 30 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
3,5,3-TRIOXY-4-METHOXYSTILBENE not available Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29.
6''-ACETYLAPIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
8-PRENYLNARINGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
9-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYPSORALEN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOIMPERATORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOE-EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANETHOLE not available Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29.
APIGENIN 16% genistein Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN EC50=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
AURANTIOBTUSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BELAMPHENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BIOCHANIN-A EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 0.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
BORON 3 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
BUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 6 105, 121.50000095367
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 3 17
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 3 6, 060
Inula helenium Elecampane 3 0
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 2 20
Iris x germanica Orris 4 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 2 0
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 0
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 2 0
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 2 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 7
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 4 884.6999998092651
Juglans regia English Walnut 5 1, 788
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 4 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 44
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0