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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
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 4 638
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 3 26, 115
Sideritis mugronensis not available 1 300
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 2 145
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 2 0
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 6 200
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 0
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 2 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 3 0
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Smilax regelii Sarsaparilla; Jamaica Sarsaparilla; Honduran Sarsaparilla; Brown Sarsaparilla 2 0
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 2 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 3 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 16
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 2 12, 000
Solanum tuberosum Potato 6 193
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 2 0
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Sophora angustifolia Narrowleaf Sophora 4 0
Sophora flavescens Shrubby Sophora; Ku Shen 1 0