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Biological Activity Vermifuge

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
ALANTOLACTONE 150-200 mg/cat Duke, 1992 *
ASCARIDOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BROMELAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARPESIALACTONE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
CARVACROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
FICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FILICIN not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HELENALIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOPSORALEN not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPHRITIC not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOANEMONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 1 40
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 1 0.019999999552965164
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0.029999999329447746
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 585
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 714
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0.5
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 2 216
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0