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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
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 64
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 6 128
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 4 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 4 161, 343
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 5 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 14 302, 062
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 3 4, 449
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 3 86
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 8 60, 500
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 8 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 0
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 79
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 2 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 93, 600
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 8 170, 809
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 5, 616
Ananas comosus Pineapple 6 7, 870
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting 1 0
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 5 0