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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
FLAVONE IC50=0.48 ppm Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
GENIPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINGEROL 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 210.
GINSENOSIDE-RH1 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 211.
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GLYCYRRHIZIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHIZIN 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.
GOMISIN-E not available Duke, 1992 *
GOMOSIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
GOMOSIN-C not available Duke, 1992 *
GOMOSIN-N not available Duke, 1992 *
GYPSOGENIC-ACID 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 211.
HELICTERILIC-ACID not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
HERNIARIN not available Yakhak Hoeji, 37: 182, 1993.
HESPERETIN 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 253.
HINESOL 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 210.
HORDENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERIN IC80=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.
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