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Biological Activity Hepatoprotective

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
(+)-ALPHA-VINIFERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-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.
(+)-CYANIDANOL-3 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
11-DEHYDROPAPYRIOGENIN not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 211.
11-DEOXYGLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DIMETHYLELLAGIC-ACID IC80=30 ug/ml Mayumi Ito (nee Someya), et al. 1990. Hepatoprotective Compounds from Canarium album and Euphorbia nematocypha. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2201-2203, 1990.
4'-DIMETHYLPODOPHYLLOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
6,7-DIMETHYLAESCULETIN not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 210.
6-(ALPHA-APIOFURANOSYL)-(1->6)-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-OXY)-RUBROFUSARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL 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.
6-SHOGAOL 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.
7-O-ANGELYLHELIOTRIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ACACETIN IC50=7.25 uM Duke, 1992 *
ACACETIN IC50=2.06 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ACANTHOIC-ACID not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
ACETYLCYSTEINE 1,200 mg/kg orl rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
ACETYLCYSTEINE 400-653 mg/kg ipr rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
AESCULETIN 6 mg/kg mus Duke, 1992 *
AGATHISFLAVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 7 30, 960
Daemonorops draco Dragon's Blood 1 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 2 0
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 1 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 8 115, 000
Daucus carota Carrot 24 68, 607.80000007153
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 0
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 4, 350
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 4 0
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 2 1, 000
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 6 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 2 34
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 2 9, 000
Dioscorea composita Barbasco 1 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 3 3, 049
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 2 0
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 3 23, 710
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 20
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 3 0