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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
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 300, 000
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 90
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 1 0
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 1 18
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 1 12
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 1 0
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 1 0
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 60
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 4 330