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Biological Activity Immunostimulant

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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
(+)-CATECHIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
2,3-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
3'-O-METHYL-CATECHIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONOXYLAN 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.
ACEMANNAN not available Duke, 1992 *
AGRIMONIIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE 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.
ALLANTOIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALLIIN not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALLOISOPTEROPODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLOPTEROPODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 0.12 ml/man/day Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
ANETHOLE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
ARABINOGALACTAN 3.7-500 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCTIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 17 95, 272.8959992379
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 4 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 3 130, 387.80000007153
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 5 3, 773.199999809265
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 2 0
Zea mays Corn 18 6, 171.800999803352
Zingiber officinale Ginger 12 14, 951.001000000047
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 5 42, 069
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 3 330