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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
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 37
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 204
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 34
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 30
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 45
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 19
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 53
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 12
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 2 360
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 5 206
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 3 84
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 2 25
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 2 630
Eryngium floridanum Florida Eryngium 1 70
Erythrina berteroana Pito 1 75
Erythrina fusca Coral Bean; Gallito 1 130
Erythroxylum amazonicum not available 1 0
Erythroxylum areolatum not available 1 14
Erythroxylum brownianum not available 1 400
Erythroxylum campestre not available 1 1.5