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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
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 30
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 1 0
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 66
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 240
Lupinus albus White Lupine 1 24
Lupinus mutabilis Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui 1 171
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 924
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 99
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 3, 600
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 2 24
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 22
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Malpighia glabra Acerola 1 47
Malus domestica Apple 5 7
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed 1 9
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 60
Mammea americana Mamey 1 50
Mangifera indica Mango 1 163