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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
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 4 94
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 3 0
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 1 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 4 0
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 1 76
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 4 0
Gaultheria fragrantissima Indian Wintergreen 3 0
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 8 0
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jessamine 2 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 3 30
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Broom 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 7 6, 722
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 0
Geranium maculatum Cranesbill 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 7 500, 000
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 16 89, 786
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 14 70, 697
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 2 0
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 3 0