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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
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 2 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 12 200, 600
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 3 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 3 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 13 33, 615
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 5 773
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 5 327, 550
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 6 100, 000
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 3 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 1.8529999256134033
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 6 742, 800
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 2 0
Astragalus gummifer Gum Tragacanth; Tragacanth 1 50, 000
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 3 2.100000001490116
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 3 6
Barosma betulina Buchu 3 0