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Biological Activity Vasodilator

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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
ATHAMANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE not available Merck 11th Edition
BAICALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BERBERASTINE 2 mg/kg cat Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 2 mg/kg cat Duke, 1992 *
BULBOCAPNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
CALCIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CHRYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CONKURCHINE-HCL not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYLIFOLIN 1-10 ppm Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CRYOGENINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CRYPTOLEPINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CYMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
D-(+)-BETA-3,4-DIHYDROPHENYL-LACTIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
DANSHENSU not available Duke, 1992 *
DAPHNOLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 5 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 7 42, 453
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 11 263, 420
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 5 1, 040
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 4 37, 262
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 7 326, 422
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 4 44, 542
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 5 65, 085
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 5 392, 906
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 6 96, 360
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 1 1.7999999523162842
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 1 0
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 4 1, 828, 150
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 116, 200
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 11 237, 108
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 3 29, 580
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 10 602, 240
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 3 62, 820
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 9 195, 158
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 3 8, 790