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Biological Activity Cardiotonic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-CATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
10-GINGEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
14-O-ACETYL-ACOVENIDOSE-C not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIHYDROXYACETOPHENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
6-SHOGAOL not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
8-GINGEROL not available J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
ACONITINE 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.
ADONITOXIN not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
AESCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AMABAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AMBELLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANAGYRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ASCLEPIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ASCLEPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BULBOCAPNINE 75 scu rat 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 2 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 2 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 0
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 0
Acokanthera schimperi Arrow-Poison Tree 1 7, 000
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 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 2 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 4 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 6 64, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 4 0
Agastache pallidiflora not available 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 1 10
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 1, 040
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 2 12, 000
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 0