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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
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 7 1, 591, 396
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 2 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 6 15, 805
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 1 0.10000000149011612
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 45, 220
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 8 90, 000
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 5 5, 726
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 3 14, 435
Leptospermum scoparium Manuka; Broom Teatree 2 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 6 26
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 43
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 10 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 6 402, 003.0000001192
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 170, 000
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 0
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 2 60
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 10 584, 122.1800000072
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 1 310