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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
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 2, 800
Umbellularia californica California Bay 3 11, 800
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 3 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 120, 000
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 4 204, 000
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 3 282, 000
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 4 8, 145
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 0
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 2 90
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 200, 800
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 0
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 3 42, 551
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 4 31, 200
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0