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Biological Activity Antimyasthenic

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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
CHOLINE-THEOPHYLLINATE 300-2,400 mg/day/man/ Martindale's 28th
EPHEDRINE 30 mg/3x/day/man Martindale's 29th
GALANTHAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
GUANIDINE 10-35 mg/kg/day Duke, 1992 *
HUPERZINE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYSOSTIGMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 7, 000
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 90, 400
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 1 0
Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippomane mancinella Manchineel 1 200
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 183
Lycopodium serratum Chin-Pu-Huan; Clubmoss; Huperzia 1 0.6000000089406967
Lycoris radiata Spider Lily 1 0
Lycoris squamigera Magic Lily; Resurrection Lily 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 0