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Biological Activity Secretolytic

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
ALANTOLACTONE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 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.
APIOLE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
EMETINE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
FENCHONE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
TRANS-ISOASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 2 1, 800, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 2 0
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 1, 200
Plectranthus coleoides not available 1 275
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 170
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 1.5
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1 250
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 0
Sideritis mugronensis not available 1 25
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 80
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 1 0
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 1 1, 240, 000
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 0
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 90
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 1 0
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 1 18
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 1 12