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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
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 0
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 2 275, 660
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 156
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 6 285
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 200
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 620
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 768
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 9 45, 432
Paullinia cupana Guarana 2 120, 000
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 1 0
Pedicularis palustris not available 1 2
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 2 0
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 150
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 45
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 624
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 889
Perilla frutescens Perilla 6 176, 099
Persea americana Avocado 10 553, 979
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 90
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 4 0