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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
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 0
Crotalaria juncea Sunhemp 1 0
Crotalaria retusa Rattlepod 1 0
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 0
Daemonorops draco Dragon's Blood 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 34
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 4, 280
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 420
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 4
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 1 0
Erythrophleum suaveolens Ordeal Tree; Sassy Bark 1 0
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 4 150
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 1 0
Euodia rutaecarpa Wou Chou Yu 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 28, 000
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 0
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 360