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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
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
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 1 64
Avena sativa Oats 10 13, 204.049999952316
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 3 13, 188
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 4 14, 244
Azadirachta indica Neem 1 4, 800
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 2 1, 580
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 1, 766
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 3 90, 090
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 4 2, 000
Baptisia sp not available 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 4 11, 764
Basella alba Vinespinach 4 23, 015
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 2 119
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 3 11, 622.5
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 9 263, 906.80000019073
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 7 32, 112
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 10 240, 292.00800000038
Bidens pilosa not available 1 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 3 34, 992