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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
CHONDROCURINE 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN IC50=8.19 uM Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN IC50=2.08 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMOYLHISTAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 30 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 30 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CYCLEANINE 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CYNARIN 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
DEOXYGOMOSIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
DESOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 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 207.
DI-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DIOSGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGIC-ACID IC55=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.
EPSILON-VINIFERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ESCULETIN 6 mg/kg mus Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
FERULOYLHISTAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONE IC50=1.31 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ipomoea aquatica Swamp Cabbage; Water Spinach 3 14, 290
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 7 5, 812
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 6 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 3 72, 960
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 20
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 2 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 5 698, 480
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 2 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 3 355, 245
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 10 782, 719
Juglans regia English Walnut 17 850, 511
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 15 100, 024
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 2 86, 000
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 3 31, 700
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0