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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
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 7 407, 281.5000000596
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 0
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 2 195
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 505.60000002384186
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 8 584, 664
Lippia alba White Lippia 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 6 30, 028.399999439716
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 30
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 6 7, 746.800000011921
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 4 3, 024
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 3 2, 524
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 4 731, 088
Lupinus albus White Lupine 4 24, 540
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 7 56, 276
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 10 51, 338.03400000185
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 4 4, 752
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 3 37, 000
Lycopus uniflorus One-Flowered Bugle 1 174
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 3 26