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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
LAPACHOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
LICOCHALCONE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 58% genistein Duke, 1992 *
MIRIFICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
NEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
NORWEDELOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
O-DESMETHYLANGOLENSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN EC50=0.1-25 uM/l Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
PUERARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 10% genistein Duke, 1992 *
RESVERATROL 22% of genistein Duke, 1992 *
RHAPONTICIN not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STIGMASTEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
UROLITHIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
UROLITHIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
WEDELOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
WOGONIN 10 mg/kg/day Singh, P., Jain, S., Bhala, M., Goyal, R.B., Jayaprakash, D., and Lohiya, N.K. Wogonin, 5,7-Dihydroxy-8-methoxyflavone as Oestrogenic and Anti-implantational Agent in the Rat. Phytotherapy Research 4(3): 87, 1990.
XANTHOHUMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 3 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 160
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 5 51, 000
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 2 4, 250
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 0
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 4 7, 479
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 2 1, 106
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 7 5
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 4
Cytisus ardoini not available 1 0
Cytisus ingramii not available 1 0
Cytisus multiflorus not available 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 4 0
Cytisus striatus not available 1 0
Cytisus tribracteolatus not available 1 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 3 0
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 11 12, 236
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 0