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Biological Activity Estrogenic

List of activity chemicals.
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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
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 1 33
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 0
Ulex europaeus Gorse 2 0
Ulex micranthus not available 1 0
Ulex sp not available 1 0
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 0
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 1 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 1 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 2 0
Urginea maritima European Squill 3 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 7 3, 374
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 5 13.07999999821186
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 3 774
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 4 30.006000000284985
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 3 33
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 5 0
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 1 1, 400
Valerianella radicata not available 1 16.600000381469727