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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
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 2 7, 809, 416
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 2 40, 000
Phoradendron juniperinum not available 1 3
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 0
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 1 0
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 1, 200
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 0
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 30
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 0
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Psidium guajava Guava 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0