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Biological Activity Gastrostimulant

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
6-SHOGAOL not available J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
ANETHOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARENARIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
BOLDINE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANOLACTONE not available J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
GENTIOPICROSIDE not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
GINGEROL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
HISTAMINE not available Martindale's 28th
INULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPINE not available Merck 11th Edition
SHOGAOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 3 0
Agastache rugosa not available 1 20, 000
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 66
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 1, 500, 000
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 240, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 0
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 100, 000
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 1 0
Canarium indicum Java-Olive; Manila Elemi 1 170, 000
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 0