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Biological Activity Anorectic

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
BROMELAIN not available American Pharmaceutical Association. 1998. In ed. APA's Guide to Natural Medicines.
CATHINE not available Martindale's 29th
NICOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 120-150 mg/2 x/day/man Martindale's 29th
SWAINSONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 7, 550
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 0
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 1 0
Carica papaya Papaya 1 102.80000305175781
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 2, 700
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 1 3, 400
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 42, 800
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0.800000011920929
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 0
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 0
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 1 0