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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 0.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A EC50=0.1-25 uM/l 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
Pseudoeriosema borianii not available 1 20
Pseudovigna argentea not available 1 8
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 2 0
Psidium guajava Guava 3 200
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 6 6, 741
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 0
Pterocarpus angolensis not available 1 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 2 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 2 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 3 0
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 14 125, 254.3999633789
Pueraria phaseoloides not available 1 9
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 5 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 10 6, 536
Pyrus communis Pear 2 110
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 3 38
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1 21
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0