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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=0.48 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia salsoloides not available 1 4, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 8 235
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 5 54, 930
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 3 33, 015
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 6 240, 540
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 4 6, 854
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 10 438, 333.3600000143
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 0
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 10 16, 287
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 2 40, 000
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 11 0
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 3, 132, 400
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 3 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 4 120, 000
Aucuba japonica Japanese Aucuba; Japanese Laurel; Spotted Laurel 1 150
Avena sativa Oats 10 8, 153.600000016391
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 104
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 2 2, 526