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Biological Activity Neuroprotective

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
(+)-CATECHIN 1-10 uM Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN 400 uM Duke, 1992 *
BAICALEIN 10 uM Duke, 1992 *
BAICALIN 10 uM Duke, 1992 *
BILOBALIDE 5 mg/kg scu mus Duke, 1992 *
CALEBIN-A 0.5-10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CROCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CROCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 80 mg/kg igs rat Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROKAWAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROMETHYSTICIN 10-30 mg/kg ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDE-A 50-100 mg/kg mus Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDE-B 50-100 mg/kg mus Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDES not available Duke, 1992 *
GLABRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HIRSUTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
INOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE 100-1,000 uM Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 3 101, 188
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 3 32
Pyrus communis Pear 2 29.200000047683716
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 4.199999809265137
Quercus alba White Oak 2 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 24.59999990463257
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 3, 628.60009765625
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 14, 275
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 9.799999952316284
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 2 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 1 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 1 1.600000023841858
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 1 0
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 2 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 4 13, 803