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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
SPARTIOIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SPECTABILINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SUPININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYMPHYTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
TETRANDRINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 94
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 2 14
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 31
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 24
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 2 495
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 0
Krameria triandra Rhatany 1 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 263.6099967956543
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 67
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 144
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 0
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 1 4, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 1 198
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 70
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 112
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 95
Levisticum officinale Lovage 4 13
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 43