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Biological Activity Laxative

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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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ADENOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
AGAR not available Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
AGARIC-ACID not available Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
AGARIN not available Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
ALOE-EMODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOIN 13-60 mg/man Martindale's 28th
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRAQUINONES not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ASPERULOSIDE 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.
AUCUBIN 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.
BARBALOIN 500 uM Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 90 mg cow Duke, 1992 *
BROMELAIN not available Martindale's 29th
CALCIUM 1,000-1,200 mg Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
DANTHRON not available Duke, 1992 *
ELATERIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 175, 000
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 4 136, 950
Levisticum officinale Lovage 2 10
Licania platypus Sansapote 2 71, 558
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 4 8, 120
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 3 20, 300
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 0
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 2 580, 470
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 2 13, 096.40000000596
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 5 1, 377, 804
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 300, 000
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 3 610, 000
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 40
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 3 193, 280
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 3 10, 380
Lophatherum gracile Dan Zhu Ye 2 4, 870
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 3 941, 400
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 157, 765
Lupinus mutabilis Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui 2 362, 940