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Biological Activity Cardiotonic

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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
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCILLAREN not available Merck 11th Edition
SCILLARENIN not available Merck 11th Edition
SCILLARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLASONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
STACHYDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
STROPHANTHIN 125-500 ug/man/day Martindale's 28th
STROPHANTHIN-K 125-500 ug/man/day/ivn Duke, 1992 *
TETRAMETHYL-PYRAZINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE not available Merck 11th Edition
THEVETIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
THEVETOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHELOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
TULIPINE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
TUSSILAGONE not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
VOACAMINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 9 349, 850
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 1 0
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 1 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 0
Capparis tomentosa African Caper 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 4 3, 834, 540
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 2 107, 430
Carica papaya Papaya 1 4, 200
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 1 0
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 1 0
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Catharanthus lanceus Lanceleaf Periwinkle 1 50, 000
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 3 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 2 120
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0