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Biological Activity Expectorant

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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
CAMPHOR not available Martindale's 29th
CARVACROL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CEPHAELINE not available Merck 11th Edition
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CITRAL not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CREOSOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CREOSOTE not available Martindale's 29th
CURCUMIN 100 uM Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYL-FARREROL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPENTENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EMETINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERIODICTYOL not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
ESGOSIDE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ETHANOL not available Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
EUCALYPTOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
FARREROL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERANIOL not available Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
GLYCYRRHIZIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GUAIACOL 0.3-0.6 ml/man Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juniperus sabina Sabine 5 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 2 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 2 31, 600
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 1 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 10 242
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 15 8, 489, 868
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 9 17, 250
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 7 24, 321
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 5 4, 095
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 8 6, 856
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 3 4, 093
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 3 30
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 6 2, 695
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 240
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500