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Biological Activity Cardiotonic

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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
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 2 0
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 420
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 7, 000
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 4 133, 278
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 2 955.5999755859375
Erythrophleum suaveolens Ordeal Tree; Sassy Bark 5 0
Erythroxylum amazonicum not available 1 0
Erythroxylum areolatum not available 1 14
Erythroxylum brownianum not available 1 400
Erythroxylum campestre not available 1 1.5
Erythroxylum cataractarum Ajicito; Coca de pescado 1 0
Erythroxylum coca Coca 2 0
Erythroxylum cumanense not available 1 0
Erythroxylum deciduum not available 1 8
Erythroxylum fimbriatum not available 1 11
Erythroxylum glaucum not available 1 3
Erythroxylum gracilipes not available 1 15