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Biological Activity Anorexic

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
AMINOPHYLLINE not available Merck 10th Edition.
ARSENIC not available Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Martindale's 28th
CATHINONE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
COCAINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
D-NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Merck 11th Edition
KHELLACLONE-DIESTER not available Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA 50 mg/kg scu rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
MONELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 2.5-5 Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 150
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 1 0
Abies spectabilis not available 1 0
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 0.23000000417232513
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 3.200000047683716
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 0.25999999046325684
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 1.5399999618530273
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 6.7799999713897705
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 6.400000095367432
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 210
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 0
Aglaia odorata Chinese Rice Flower 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 50
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0