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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
(-)-SPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALBITOCIN not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ALPHA-MOMORCHARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-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.
APIOLE 5,000 orl rbt Duke, 1992 *
ARBORININE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-MOMORCHARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-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.
BETA-TRICHOSANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE not available Rodrigues de Almeida, E., Melo, A. M., Xavier, H. 2000. Toxicological Evaluation of the Hydro- alcohol Extract of the Dry Leaves of Peumus boldus and Boldine in Rats. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 99-102.
CHARANTIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID 1.2 mg/kg ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
ERGOMETRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ERYTHROPHLEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EUPHOL not available Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Zea mays Corn 3 293
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 108, 700
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 0