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Biological Activity Bronchodilator

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
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
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 1 0
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 3 300
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 1 25, 200
Syzygium cumini Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum 1 0
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Taxus baccata Common Yew 3 0.30000001192092896
Taxus sp Yew 1 0
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 1 21
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 0
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 17, 453.199996948242
Terminalia pallida not available 1 0
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 2 1, 992
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 2 27, 374
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 53, 407
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 1 0