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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
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 4 447, 000
Macadamia spp Macadamia 3 15, 697
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 8 243, 604
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 4 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 6 1, 000
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 4 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malpighia glabra Acerola 1 47
Malus domestica Apple 16 12, 582
Malva neglecta Cheeses; Common Mallow 2 0
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed 1 9
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 60
Mammea americana Mamey 1 50
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 0
Mangifera indica Mango 7 242, 578
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 3 7, 032
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 64, 510
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 3 32
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 9 258, 800