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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
ERGOMETRINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ERGOTAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDRASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDRASTININE not available Merck 11th Edition
MENADIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PEREGRININE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
QUERCITRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
VERBENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 2 0
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 30, 000
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 3 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 1, 000
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 6 332, 000
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 5 105, 600
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 2 4, 500
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 2 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 2 30, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 2 0
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 3 0
Nerium oleander Oleander 3 0