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Biological Activity Uterotonic

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
THALICMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEVETOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBENALIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 1 10
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 410, 440
Apium graveolens Celery 2 540
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Aralia cordata Udo 1 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 909
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 2 1, 250
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 0
Banisteriopsis caapi Ayahuasca; Caapi; Yage; Soul Vine; Spirit Vine 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 3 253, 300
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 1 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 1 0