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Biological Activity Bronchodilator

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
AMINOPHYLLINE 225-450 mg/2 x/day/man Martindale's 28th
ATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE 1.5-3 mg/kg orl dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
EPHEDRINE 5 mg/cat orl Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
EPINEPHRINE 0.05 mg/kg scu gpg Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GINKGETIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GINKGOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GINKGOLIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
GINKGOLIDES not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYOSCYAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
KHELLIN not available Martindale's 29th
L-EPHEDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
MANDRAGORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 1/2 x ephedrine Martindale's 28th
SCOPOLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 50-200 ug inh/man/ Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
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 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
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
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 10, 000
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 3 0
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 1 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 90
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0