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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
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 253
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 7 83, 822
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 2 0
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 4 143
Picrasma excelsa Bitterwood; Jamaican Quassia 1 0
Picrorhiza kurrooa Picrorhiza 2 470
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 4 6, 919, 974.499999285
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 1 43, 680
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 14 170, 520
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 2 0
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 1 100
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 3 266, 666
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 1 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 1 231, 350
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 1 100, 000
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 1 100, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 2 0
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 3 455, 626
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 10 234, 400