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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 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 30 mg/kg/day 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
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 16 14, 145
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 18.90000057220459
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 19 62, 454
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 4 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 1 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 13 260, 000
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 3 241, 028
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 7 1, 025
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 6 84, 400
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 4 74, 096
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 3 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 2 1, 250
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 2 56, 320
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 9 13, 960
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 12 5, 824
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 5 0