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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 3 7, 400
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 35, 080
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 273, 000
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 3 441
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 68, 130
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 2 700, 000
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 2 10, 000
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 2 64, 320
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 9, 150
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 2 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 4 4, 438
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 30
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0