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Biological Activity Cardiac

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
17-ALPHA-DIGITOXIGENIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-ALPHA-L-CYMAROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
17-ALPHA-DIGITOXIGENIN-GENTIOBIOSYL-BETA-D-CYMAROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLSTROPHANTHIDIN not available Martindale's 29th
ADONIVERNOSIDE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ADYNERIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALISMOL not available Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Murakami, H., and Fujimura, H., The active principle of Alismatis rhizoma which inhibits contractile responses in aorta, Chem & Pharm. Bull, 34(10),1986, 4422-4.
ALPHA-ACETYLDIGITOXIN 100-200 ug/man/orl/day Martindale's 29th
ALPHA-ACETYLDIGOXIN 200-400 ug/man/orl/day Martindale's 29th
ANTIARIN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ANTIOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
APOCANNOSIDE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
APOCYNIN not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASPECIOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BIPINDALOSIDE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
BIPINDOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BOGOROSIDE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
BRYOTOXIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CARPOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRISTYOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CIMIFUGIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 0
Ajuga iva Ivy Bugle 1 1, 000
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 1
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 27.200000002980232
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 0.5
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 760
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 5, 640
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 2 0
Apocynum androsaemifolium Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 2 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 90