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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
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 2 105, 250
Piper angustifolium Matico 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 4 300
Piper betel Betel Pepper 3 38, 398
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 8, 000
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 1 166, 000
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 13 504, 967.5
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 2 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 6 565, 000
Pistacia major not available 1 12.5
Pistacia vera Pistachio 5 114, 858
Pisum sativum Pea 13 25, 956
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 5 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 12 120, 765
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 7 2, 913, 750
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 5 0
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 1 36
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 309
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 3 288
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 717, 000