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Biological Activity Immunomodulator

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
(+)-EPIPINORESINOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3-ACETYLACONITINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKANNIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINO-3,6-GALACTAN-PROTEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCTIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGLABRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMISININ not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHIMAPHYLIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHROMIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER not available Duke, 1992 *
EUCOMMIN-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EUPALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID 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.
GINKGOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 3 5, 500
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 11 344, 416.21199885616
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 9 205, 449
Carica papaya Papaya 8 21, 711
Carica pentagona Babaco; Mountain papaya 1 8, 530
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 9 483, 834.1199999042
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 6 5, 268, 154.000000954
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 4 25, 360.5
Carya illinoensis Pecan 7 1, 072.320000011474
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 5 22, 945.120000261813
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 1 2, 790
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 3 3, 221
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 3 1, 437
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 3 1, 554
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 4 719
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 1 0
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 2 129, 200
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 2 3, 962
Catha edulis Khat 1 1, 610
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 3 0