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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
Veratrum album White Hellebore 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 8 3, 139, 225
Verbena officinalis Vervain 4 10, 000
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 3 83, 600
Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell; Gypsyweed 2 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 13 120, 030
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 11 20, 090
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 8 40, 650
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 3 15, 674
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 2, 462
Vigna mungo Black Gram 4 22, 161
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 9 37, 272
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 40
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 4 149, 808
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 4 201, 600
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 7 41, 374
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 5 460, 604
Virola surinamensis Ucahuba; Ucuuba 1 69, 360
Viscum album European Mistletoe 3 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 3 489, 650