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
Scrophularia scorodonia	not available	1	0
Scrophularia umbrosa	not available	1	7.5
Scutellaria baicalensis	Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap	2	52, 560
Scutellaria churchilliana	Hybrid Skullcap	1	0
Scutellaria lateriflora	Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap	4	175, 360
Secale cereale	Rye	4	424, 535
Sechium edule	Chayote	3	228, 865
Senna alata	Ringworm Bush	1	0
Senna alexandrina	Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna	4	237, 210
Senna obtusifolia	Sicklepod	3	29, 810
Senna occidentalis	Coffee Senna	4	29, 330
Serenoa repens	Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto	6	17, 140
Sesamum indicum	Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.)	4	1, 248, 600
Sicana odorifera	Cassabanana	2	76, 285
Sida rhombifolia	Broomweed; Teaplant	2	381, 070
Sideritis athoa	Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi	1	2
Sideritis germanicolpitana	not available	1	2
Sideritis mugronensis	not available	2	360
Sideritis pauli	El Molinillo Sideritis	2	29
Siegesbeckia orientalis	Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort	2	27, 520