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Biological Activity Hepatoprotective

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
RHAMNETIN IC50=1.29 uM Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 20 mg/kg rat Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYLMERCAPTOCYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHISANDRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHISANHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHIZANDROL-B not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPARONE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
SCOPOLETIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
SESAMIN 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
SILYCHRISTIN 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.
SILYDIANIN 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.
SILYMARIN 50 mg/kg ivn mus Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
SILYMONIN 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.
SOLAMARGINE not available Lin,* C-N., Lu, C-M., Cheng, M-K., Gan, K-H. The Cytotoxic Principles Of Solanum incanum. Journal of Natural Products, 53(2): 513-516, 1990.
SOLASODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLASONINE not available Lin,* C-N., Lu, C-M., Cheng, M-K., Gan, K-H. The Cytotoxic Principles Of Solanum incanum. Journal of Natural Products, 53(2): 513-516, 1990.
SOYASAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SWEROSIDE 25-50 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
SWERTIAMARIN 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 3 25, 800
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 1, 518
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 5 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 3 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 4 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 3 5, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 8 101, 188
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 21 8, 976, 000
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 42
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 57
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 24
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 1, 350
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 116
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 2 341
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 1 220
Pyrus communis Pear 8 25, 787
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 62
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 2 0
Quercus alba White Oak 6 200, 000