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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
Levisticum officinale Lovage 12 630
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 2 0
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 6 645, 217.6000000238
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 7, 706
Lippia alba White Lippia 6 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 2 0
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 2 0
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 5 742
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 45, 020
Lobelia tupa Devil's Tobacco 1 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 3 0
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 1 50, 000
Lycium chilense Chilean Wolfberry 1 10, 000
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 162, 800
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 6 92
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 3 350
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 4 718