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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 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.
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.
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
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 1 60
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 17 235, 215
Oryza sativa Rice 8 12, 825
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 75
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 3 90, 800
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 40
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 4 1, 228
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 6 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 4 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 2 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 4 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 13 12, 280
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 2 0
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 2 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 11 26, 440
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 1 0
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 345
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 2 388, 570
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 9 686, 136
Paris polyphylla Polyphyllous Paris 1 0