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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
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 1 357
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 1 10
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 2 32
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 18.90000057220459
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 194
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 128
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 2 22, 200
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 2 8, 852.10000000149
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 3 114, 990
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 2 41, 170
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 1, 059, 674
Mentha sp Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 4 39, 080
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 5 9, 114.610000008717
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 9, 720
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0