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Biological Activity Antitussive

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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
NARCEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NARCOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEVADENSIN not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
NOSCAPINE 15-30 mg/4-6x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
OCOTEINE 1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PECTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PLATYCODIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
PROTOPINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
RORIFON not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
SAIKOSAPONIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
SCHISANDRIN not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-88.
SHEGANSU-A not available Duke, 1992 *
SINOMENINE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
SPECIOCILIATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
STEMONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL not available Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
TERPINEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
THALICMINE 1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 21, 500
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 2 1, 687, 500
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 22.47499942779541
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 1 0
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 13, 500
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 8 3, 740
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 3
Acinos suaveolens not available 5 1, 491.599998474121
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
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 3, 600
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 24, 800
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 0