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Biological Activity Hepatotoxic

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
MENTHOFURAN not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-92.
MONOCROTALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
NIACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
OTOSENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PICROSIDE-I not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
PICROSIDE-II not available Fitoterapia No.5-1986.
PLATYPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PULEGONE not available Lewis, E.J. and Friedrich, E.C. 1989. The Essential Oil of Poliomintha incana. Planta Medica 56(2): 224-226, 1990.
PUNICALAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RETRORSINE not available Merck 11th Edition
RIDDELLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE not available Martindale's 29th
SANGUINARINE 10 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
SCELERATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SENECIONINE not available Merck 11th Edition
SENECIPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 27, 924.400000095367
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 88
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 16
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 64
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 128
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 213
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 62
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 118
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 86
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 8, 000
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 79
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 89
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 33
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 6 411, 340
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 2 15, 198
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 1 0