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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
GINKGOLIDES not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
GLYCYRRHIZAN-UC not available Duke, 1992 *
INOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
MAGNESIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
OPC not available Duke, 1992 *
OPCS not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SANCHINAN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
SWAINSONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
SYRINGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 7 6, 003
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 3 443
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 7 4, 231.699999988079
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 5 253, 949.20000000298
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 4 292
Feijoa sellowiana Brazillian Guava; Guava Brazilera 2 4, 500
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 896, 000
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 9 1, 059, 116.799999237
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 2 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 3 4, 520
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 10 1, 568, 775.199999988
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 7 4, 392
Fragaria spp Strawberry 9 179, 763.18200000725
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 200
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 6 3, 183.4000000953674
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 3 2, 093
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 3 788
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 5 17, 862.00000011921