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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
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 0.28999999165534973
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 2 0
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 0.10000000149011612
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Spurge 1 0
Chamissoa altissima Guanique 1 132
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 1 7
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 3 2.4039999465458095
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 0
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 1, 920
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 0
Cistanche salsa Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung 1 0.23999999463558197
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 0
Citrus limon Lemon 2 1, 361, 400
Citrus medica Citron 1 0
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 4 18, 577.37699994247