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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
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 5 9, 540
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 3
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 2 2, 000
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 2 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 0
Hibiscus syriacus Rose Of Sharon; Shrub Althaea; Hachisu (Jap.); Mukuge (Jap.) 1 0
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 12, 000
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 3 2, 910
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 4 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 5 3, 992
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 2 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 10 123, 403
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 1 0
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 2 0
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 2 0
Hylocereus undatus Night-Blooming Cereus; Nopalito De Noche; Strawberry Pear; Belle-of-the-Night; Queen-of-the-Night 2 0
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 0