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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Abortifacient

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
OXYSPARTEINE *
PACHYCARPINE *
PALMATINE *
PEREGRININE *
PHYSALIN-B 100 mg/kg *
PHYSALIN-D 100 mg/kg *
PINELLIN 30 mg/kg *
PIPERINE *
PLATYPHYLLINE *
PLUMBAGIN 20 mg/kg *
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN *
PROSTAGLANDIN-E-2 Merck 11th Edition
PROSTAGLANDIN-F2 Merck 11th Edition
PROTOPINE 70 mg/kg *
PSDEUDOLARIC-ACID-B 15-40 mg/kg *
PSEUDOLARIC-ACID-A *
PTEROPHINE *
PYROGALLOL *
QUINIDINE *
QUININE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 60, 600
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 3 1, 546
Artemisia salsoloides 2 24, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 2 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 2.100000001490116
Baptisia sp 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 3 253, 300
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 1 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 0
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 1 0
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 1 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 1 0
Bowdichia nitida 1 0
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 1 0