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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
MYRICETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN not available Martindale's 29th
NOOTKATOL not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
OLEUROPEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIFLORIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
PAPAVERINE not available Merck 11th Edition
PHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYDATIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
POLYGAMOL not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
POTASSIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS not available Duke, 1992 *
PROSTAGLANDIN-E-1 not available Merck 11th Edition
PROVERATRINE-A not available Martindale's 29th
PROVERATRINE-B not available Martindale's 29th
PTERYXIN 10-20 orl Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RHYNCHOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SAMIDINE not available Martindale's 28th
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