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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
OXYSPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PACHYCARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PEREGRININE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSALIN-B 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PHYSALIN-D 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PINELLIN 30 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PLATYPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMBAGIN 20 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PROSTAGLANDIN-E-2 not available Merck 11th Edition
PROSTAGLANDIN-F2 not available Merck 11th Edition
PROTOPINE 70 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PSDEUDOLARIC-ACID-B 15-40 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOLARIC-ACID-A not available Duke, 1992 *
PTEROPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PYROGALLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUININE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 2 0
Dioclea glycinoides not available 1 15
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dipogon lignosus not available 1 0
Dolichos biflorus not available 1 0
Duchesnea indica False Strawberry; Indian Strawberry; Mock Strawberry 1 939
Dunbaria villosa not available 1 13
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 3, 000
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0
Echinospartium horridum not available 1 0
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 2 4, 280
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 420
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 0
Erinacea anthyllis not available 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 1 0
Eriosema glomeratum not available 1 6
Eriosema nutans not available 1 7