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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
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 3 24
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 240
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 195
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 156
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 2 36, 600
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 475
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 390
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 1 62
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 1 36
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 26
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 224
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 40
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 1, 211
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 123.19999694824219
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 60
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 19
Zea mays Corn 5 112
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 186