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Biological Activity Febrifuge

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
RHYNCHOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 14, 298
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 2, 528
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 2, 721, 600
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 1, 080
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 1 10, 620
Oryza sativa Rice 1 0
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 0
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 0