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Biological Activity Abortifacient

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
ZEARALENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
YUANHUATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YUANHUAFINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YUANHUADINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YUANHUACINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VICOLIDE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
VASICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VASICINE 10-20 scu Duke, 1992 *
TRICHOSANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THUJONE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
THEVETOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THALICMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SPIROCHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SPARTEINE-SULFATE not available Martindale's 28th
SPARTEINE 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.
SPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SKIMMIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SIMPLEXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SEROTONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 108, 700
Zea mays Corn 3 293
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 2 0
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 93.19999694824219
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 12
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 43.599998474121094
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 1 21.200000762939453
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 59.69999885559082
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 8, 000
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain; Wild Hyssop; American Blue Vervain 1 0