Biological Activity Laxative | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name	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	Common Name	Chemical Count	Total Parts Per Million
Arachis hypogaea	Groundnut; Peanut	5	1, 224, 610
Aralia cordata	Udo	3	109, 150
Arctium lappa	Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock	6	2, 113, 200
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Bearberry; Uva Ursi	6	266, 720
Areca catechu	Betel Nut; Pin-Lang	3	365, 220
Arisaema consanguineum	Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit	2	1, 650
Arisaema triphyllum	Jack-In-The-Pulpit	2	0
Aristolochia debilis	Chinese Birthwort	2	3, 620
Armoracia rusticana	Horseradish	6	123, 065
Arnica montana	Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco	2	290, 000
Arracacia xanthorrhiza	Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot	2	42, 830
Artemisia abrotanum	Southernwood	1	0
Artemisia absinthium	Wormwood	1	0
Artemisia annua	Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN)	1	2, 000
Artemisia capillaris	Capillary Wormwood	3	16, 200
Artemisia dracunculus	Tarragon	7	120, 528
Artemisia herba-alba	Desert Wormwood	2	2, 060
Artemisia salsoloides	not available	1	6, 500
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort	5	399, 255
Artocarpus altilis	Breadfruit	4	107, 705