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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 0.5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN IC50=2.5 uM 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
Secale cereale Rye 3 13, 656
Sechium edule Chayote 2 325
Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night 4 0
Senecio aureus Liferoot; Squawweed 1 0
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 2 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 221.70000457763672
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 5 27, 430
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 3 8, 164
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 7 333, 912
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 13 4, 081, 995
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 64
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 210
Sideritis germanicolpitana not available 1 105
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 0
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 13 1, 966, 000
Simaba multiflora Cajurana 1 0
Simarouba amara Simaruba Bark 1 270, 000
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 1 12, 860
Sinapis alba White Mustard 5 33, 830
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 1 0