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Biological Activity Nephrotoxic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
2-NAPTHOL not available Merck 11th Edition
ACRONYCINE 2 mg/kg Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
AESCIN >20 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ATRACTYLOSIDE IC50=50 mg/kg scu Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CINERINS not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
D-LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYLAMINE 35 mg/day (=100 g onion) Duke, 1992 *
ESCIN >20 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
GOLD not available Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MANNITOL not available Martindale's 29th
MERCURY not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
N-AMYL-ALCOHOL 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.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
PULEGONE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
PYROGALLOL not available Martindale's 29th
URANIUM not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 2 24
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 0.550000011920929
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0.2800000011920929
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0.2800000011920929
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0.2800000011920929
Malus domestica Apple 5 0.21800000593066216
Mangifera indica Mango 1 90, 000
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 1 0
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 2 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 1 153.10000000149012
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 74, 880
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 26, 600
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 2 963, 300
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 1 38, 950
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 4, 000
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 9, 720
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0