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Biological Activity Hemostat

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
(+)-CATECHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-ALPHA-HYDRASTINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-BETONICINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ACALYPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACHILLEINE 500 mg/kg ivn rbt Duke, 1992 *
ALGINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HYDRASTINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANTHOCYANIN not available Spring, M.A. 1988. Ethnopharmacologic Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used by Laotian Hmong Refugees in Minnesota. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 26: 65-91, 1989.
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-INDOLETHYLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETONICINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
BURSIC-ACID not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
BURSINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE not available Martindale's 29th
CEPHALIN not available Merck 11th Edition
CHRYSOPHANOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 2 0
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 6 253, 300
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 2 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 2 986, 400
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 1 659, 000
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 0
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 2 20
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 4 6
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 3 137, 400
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 3 90
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 4 0
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 2 200
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 3 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 2 0
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 6 28, 280
Camptotheca acuminata Happy Tree 2 0
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 0