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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
Pilocarpus racemosus Guadalupe Jaborandi 1 4, 000
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 1, 800, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Pisum sativum Pea 1 0
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 0
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 13, 890
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 160, 000
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 1.5
Sarracenia sp. Pitcher-Plant 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 0
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 360, 000
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 3, 590
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 80
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 1 0
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 0
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 1 1, 240, 000
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Taraxacum mongolicum Mongoloid Dandelion 1 0