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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
FILIXIC-ACID not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
FLAVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN not available Merck 11th Edition
FUKINOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
GENISTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
GLABRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCITEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCITEIN-7-0-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GLYESTRONE not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
IRIFLOPHENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE not available Duke, 1992 *
IRISOLONE not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOXANTHOHUMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL EC50=0.56 uM Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Desmodium gangeticum not available 1 8
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 1 0
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 2 0
Dioclea glycinoides not available 1 15
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 14
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 9, 000
Dioscorea composita Barbasco 1 0
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 0
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 3 23, 800
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 3 88
Dipogon lignosus not available 1 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 2 70, 000
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 4 0
Dolichos biflorus not available 1 0
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 2 0
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 0
Dunbaria villosa not available 1 13
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 6 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 1 0