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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 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 1-100 ug/ml 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
Ipomoea aquatica Swamp Cabbage; Water Spinach 3 14, 290
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 7 5, 812
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 6 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 3 72, 960
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 20
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 2 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 5 698, 480
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 2 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 3 355, 245
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 10 782, 719
Juglans regia English Walnut 17 850, 511
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 15 100, 024
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 2 86, 000
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 3 31, 700
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0