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Biological Activity Estrogenic

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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
CHRYSIN-5,7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COUMARIN 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.
COUMESTROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DAIDZEIN EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DESERPIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIANETHOLE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
DIOSGENIN 20-40 mg/kg/day/15 day scu mus Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMETIN EC50=2.9 uM Duke, 1992 *
EMBELIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ENTERODIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ENTEROLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ESTRADIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ESTRADIOL-17-BETA not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESTRIOL 500 ug/day/orl/wmn Martindale's 29th
ESTRONE 0.1-5 mg/woman/day Martindale's 28th
FERUJOL 0.6 ppm 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
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 10 1, 998
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 2 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 4 2, 981, 600
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 6 1, 286
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 1 96
Origanum vulgare Green Turkish Oregano 10 11, 770.50000011921
Oryza sativa Rice 3 0.06599999964237213
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 3 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 3 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 3 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 7 0
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 2 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 6 1, 192
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 3 1, 400
Paris polyphylla Polyphyllous Paris 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 5 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 3 25