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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
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 7, 625
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 2 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 3 4, 545
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 2 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 1 0
Chenopodium quinoa not available 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 2 270, 000
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 2 280, 000
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 3 90, 000
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 1 0
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 0
Corydalis spp Fumewort 8 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0