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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
Anisochilus carnosus Panjiri-ka Pat 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 3 0
Apium graveolens Celery 5 7, 580
Aquilaria agallocha Lignum Aloe 1 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 8
Aralia cordata Udo 1 6
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 54, 000
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 4 612, 060
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 4 840
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 5 93, 475
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 2 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 4 517