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Biological Activity Secretogogue

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
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANETHOLE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GALANTHAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
MARRUBIIN not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-88.
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
RICINOLEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINGERONE not available Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus saligna not available 1 900
Eucalyptus siderophloia not available 1 2, 065
Eucalyptus sideroxylon not available 1 2, 130
Eucalyptus sp Gum 1 0
Eucalyptus sparsa not available 1 7, 365
Eucalyptus stoatei not available 1 8, 810
Eucalyptus tereticornis not available 1 1, 265
Eucalyptus tetraptera not available 1 4, 890
Eucalyptus viridis not available 1 440
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 2 134
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 4
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 4 2, 184, 600
Fragaria spp Strawberry 2 108
Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop 1 0
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 2 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 2 37