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Biological Activity Lactagogue

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
ANETHOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
STACHYDRINE not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
VERBENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 0
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 0.009999999776482582
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 0
Pedicularis palustris not available 1 2
Persea americana Avocado 1 1, 555
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 1, 800, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pistacia major not available 1 12.5
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 13, 700
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0