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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
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