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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
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