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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
SWERTISIN 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.
TANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TAXIFOLIN 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.
TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 1-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B3 not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-E not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN IC50=2.5 uM Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN 0.5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
XYLITOL not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
ZEAXANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ZEAXANTHIN-DIPALMITATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 1 207
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 2 394
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 7 180
Chrysophyllum cainito Caimito; Star Apple 2 236
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 3 64, 376
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 5 28, 790
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 18 101, 557.5
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 2 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 3 63
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 4 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 2 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 3 12, 400
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 5 580
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 2 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 7 2, 797, 682.799999237
Cissampelos pareira Butua; False Pareira; Pareira 1 0
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 2 10, 920
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 7 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 6 719, 966