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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Laxative

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PHARBITIN *
QUINIDINE Martindale's 29th
SENNOSIDE -30 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
SILYMARIN Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SORBITOL 20-50 g/day Martindale's 29th
SORBITOL 5-15 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
SULFUR Martindale's 29th
VANILLIC-ACID =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
XYLITOL Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 6 999, 380
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 2 3, 400
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 4 860, 884
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 3 21, 420
Pinus cembroides Mexican Pinyon 2 27, 145
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 2 13, 860
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 3 55, 867
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 2 24, 760
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 1 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 1 0
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 2 20, 560
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 5 26, 600
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 3 415, 320
Piper betel Betel Pepper 3 174, 300
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 2 0
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 3 200, 000
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 7 593, 001
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Pistacia major 1 12.5