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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
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 38
Psidium guajava Guava 2 258, 086
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 207
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 1 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 4 16, 000
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 1 14, 283
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 3, 577
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 28, 836
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 5, 984
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 10, 336
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 84
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 840
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 40, 250
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 56, 000
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 34, 336
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 19, 747
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 2 13, 440