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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
ALISOL-A-MONOACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALISOL-B-MONOACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALISOL-C-MONOACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN not available Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. 1997. Volume 7: 79.
ALIZARIN-3-METHYLIMINO-DIACETIC-ACID IC50=140 uM Duke, 1992 *
ALIZARIN-3-METHYLIMINO-DIACETIC-ACID 54 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMYRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PELTATIN not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
AMAROGENTIN 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.
AMERICANIN not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
ANDROGRAPHOLIDE 3-12 mg/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
ANDROGRAPHOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN IC50=1.83 uM Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN 0.34 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCAPILLIN not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ATRACTYLENOLIDE not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLON 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.
AUCUBIN 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