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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
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 2, 130
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 9 710, 214.762002293
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 7 112, 641.70000002533
Pisum sativum Pea 8 32, 168.172000001883
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 5 5, 365
Plantago major Common Plantain 9 51, 064.700000047684
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 2, 913, 750
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 6 514.2999998927116
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 1 2, 380
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 5 64, 614
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 3 17, 160
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 65
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 1 0
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 1 0
Polygala penaea Glass tree; Tibi 1 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 200, 000
Polygala tenuifolia Chinese Senega 3 981