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Biological Activity Cardioactive

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 30 mg/kg ivn 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.
ABOBIOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACOKANTHERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACOVENOSIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ADANSONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANKORINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARMEPAVINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ASCLEPOSIDE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ATISINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CALACTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CALOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CALOTROPIN not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE 15 mg/kg scu rbt 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.
DYSOXYLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOLAUDANOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPOXANTHINE-9-L-ARABINOFURANOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
LANCAMACRONE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MARRUBIIN not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
SALSOLIDINE 1-3 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acokanthera schimperi Arrow-Poison Tree 1 17, 000
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 0
Alangium lamarckii not available 1 0
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 0
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 0
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 1 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 1 0
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 5 0
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 24, 600
Corydalis spp Fumewort 1 0
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 1 0
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 0
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 1 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 1 4, 000