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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
HIRSUTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
HODGKINSINE 100-500 orl mus Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
INOSITOL-NIACINATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOPETASIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
KHELLIN not available Merck 11th Edition
LEUCOANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
LIENSININE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIRIODENINE 0.1 mmol/l Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MACUSINE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
METHYLAPIGALANTHAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYLHESPERIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 5 31, 544
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 2 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 4 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 8 44, 658
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthemum glomeratum not available 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 10 906, 678
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 7 122, 097
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Hemidesmus indicus Indian Sarsaparilla 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 5 307, 640
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 10 7, 333, 546
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 5 79, 200
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 2 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 6 1, 703, 770
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 5 179, 100
Humulus lupulus Hops 14 142, 636
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 1 0