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Biological Activity Nephrotoxic

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
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
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 4 1, 876.95300167799
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 9
Phyllanthus amarus not available 1 865
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 200, 000
Picrorhiza kurrooa Picrorhiza 1 0
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 3 1.5000000223517418
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 0
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 4 3.704999977722764
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 2 0
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 4 0.15200000046752393
Pisum sativum Pea 2 0.3240000121295452
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 0.10000000149011612
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 1 0
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 2 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 2 0