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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
Aralia cordata Udo 2 172
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 4 10, 000
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 4 1, 220, 000
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 10 490, 989
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 15 596, 933
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 7 500, 013.60000038147
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 199, 600
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 7 812
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 8 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 250
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 6 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 4 77, 000
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 12 2, 600
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 7 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 4 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 21 8, 612
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 319
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 116