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Biological Activity Litholytic

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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 Dosage Reference
ANTHRAQUINONES not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CITRIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
CURCUMEN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 0.5% diet Duke, 1992 *
D-LIMONENE not available Martindale's 28th
MAGNESIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 4, 275
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 1, 500
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 1 1, 090
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 1, 215
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 750
Daucus carota Carrot 2 1, 980
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 520
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 1, 654
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 740
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 792
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 1, 630
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 1, 630
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 10, 400
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 4, 140
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 5, 580
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 3, 720
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 1, 010
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 25, 000
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 37, 850