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Biological Activity Potassium-Sparing

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
URSOLIC-ACID 3 mg/rat Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 1 0
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 2, 700
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 1 64, 000
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 1 0
Syzygium claviflorum not available 1 20
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 1 0
Teucrium polium Golden Germander 1 0
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 1 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 1 6, 000
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 13, 500
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 1 9, 100
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 1 56, 400
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 30
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 1 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 7, 500
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 22, 500
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0