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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=0.1-25 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
KAEMPFEROL EC50=0.56 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 2 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 6 0
Echinospartium horridum not available 1 0
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 2 0
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 1 0
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 15
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 4 3, 604
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 1 10
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 2 536
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 1 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 1 1
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 1 30
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 6 0
Erinacea anthyllis not available 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 3 150
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 3 1, 377, 022.5
Eriosema glomeratum not available 1 6
Eriosema nutans not available 1 7