American Ginseng
Plant Part Used Root. Active Constituents Ginsenosides (mostly Rb1);(1),(2) sapogenins (panaxadiol or panaxatriol);(3) polysaccharide gycans (quinquifolan A, B and C);(4) homodimeric protein (quinqueginsin)(5) [span class=alert]This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, yet unidentified, constituents do not influence the […]
Aloe Vera
Plant Part Used Leaf gel; latex Active Constituents Aloins (barbaloin and isobarbaloin); anthraquinones and anthranoids; aglycones; polysaccharides (including acemannan); glycoproteins (including aloctin A); prostaglandins; fatty acids (including b-sitosterol, cholesterol, campesterol). (1) This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, […]
Uva Ursi
Plant Part Used Leaf, fruit Active Constituents Glycosides, tannin, hydroquinone, and allantoin. (1) , (2) [span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, yet unidentified, constituents do not influence the pharmacological activity of this dietary supplement nor […]
Tylophora
Plant Part Used Leaf, Root Active Constituents Alkaloids including tylophorine and tylophorinine.(1) Tannin, resin, glucose, ceryl alcohol, alpha-amyrin, quercetin, kaempferol (10) and essential oils. (11)[span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, yet unidentified, constituents do not […]
Stining Nettle
Plant Part Used Root, leaf Active Constituents Flavonoid glycosides, lignan glycosides, beta-sitosterol and other plant sterols, formic acid, histamine, chlorophyll, acetylcholine. (1),(2),(19),(22),(23) [span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, yet unidentified, constituents do not influence the […]
St. John’s Wort
Plant Part Used Flowering buds Active Constituents Napthodianthrones (hypericin, pseudohypericin protohypericin, protopseudohypericin), flavonoids (including rutin, quercitrin(37), isoferulic acid, hyperoside, quercitin, isoquercitrin, hyperoside, astilbin, miquelianin, I3,II8-biapigenin (38)), phloroglucinols (hyperforin and adhyperforin (38)), melatonin(1),(2) and phenolic acids (chlorogenic acid, 3-O-coumaroylquinic acid).(38) [span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to […]
Red Clover
Plant Part Used Flowering tops/heads Active Constituents Flavonoid glycosides (including the isoflavones formononetin, daidzein, genistein, biochanin A, and the flavonoid quercetin), coumarins, polysaccharides. (1) [span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, yet unidentified, constituents do not […]
Psyillium Seed
Plant Part Used Ripe seed; seed husks Active Constituents 10-30% mucilage (includes polysaccharide D-xylose); fatty acids; sterols; iridoid glycosides (including aucubin). (1) [span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, yet unidentified, constituents do not influence the […]
Phellodendron
Plant Part Used Bark, cortex Active Constituents Protoberberine alkaloids including berberine(1),(2),(3),(4) and palmatine.(5),(6) Flavonoids such as limonoids including limonin, obakunone and nomilin,(7) and also indolopyridoquinazoline-type alkaloids 7,8-dihydroxyrutaecarpine and 7-hydroxyrutaecarpine.(8) Flavone glycosides.(49) Introduction Editor’s Note:While peer-reviewed scientific studies on this dietary supplement are lacking, many practitioners and individuals report observational and anectodal benefits from its use. […]
Passionflower
Plant Part Used Vine Active Constituents Flavonoids, including quercetin, kaempferol, (14) vitexin, isovitexin and the C-glycosides apigenin, luteolin; chlorogenic acid, maltol and traces of harmane alkaloids. (1) , (2) [span class=alert] This section is a list of chemical entities identified in this dietary supplement to possess pharmacological activity. This list does not imply that other, […]
