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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
PHARBITIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE not available Martindale's 29th
SENNOSIDE -30 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
SILYMARIN not available 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 not available Martindale's 29th
VANILLIC-ACID not available =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 not available Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 3 1, 000, 800
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 3 766, 282
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 1 5, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 3 1, 524, 650
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 2 11, 990
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 2 19, 390
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 13 4, 792, 720
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 21
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 66
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 38
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 84
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 58
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 2 560
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 30
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 42
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 290
Pyrus communis Pear 4 89, 659