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Biological Activity Immunostimulant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PAEONIFLORIN 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.
PHORBOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PILOCARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN 0.01-1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124.
PYCNOGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
RICIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ROSMARINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SAIKOSAPONIN not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
SAPOSHNIKOVAN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 100-200 (-400) ug/man/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
SITOINDOSIDE-IX 100-400 ug/mus Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SITOINDOSIDE-X 100-400 ug/mus Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SITOINDOSIDES not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
SQUALENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYRINGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID not available McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
TENULIN 2.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cistanche salsa Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung 1 39
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 1 7, 840
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 5 122
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 9 18, 100.259000003338
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 5 8, 070
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 6 17, 180
Citrus limon Lemon 6 7, 622
Citrus medica Citron 1 14
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 2 37, 150
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 8 9, 965.0270000007
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 8 11, 861
Citrus sinensis Orange 8 6, 880.002000000095
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 2 0
Clitoria falcata not available 1 0
Clitoria ternatea not available 1 25
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 11 2, 866.4000000953674
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 16
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 3 16, 725
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 4 60, 438
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 6 15, 078.119999997318