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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
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 3 55, 000
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 10, 120
Coleus forskohlii Forskohl's Coleus 1 4, 630
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 2 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 270, 000
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 280, 000
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 2 90, 000
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 0
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 2 0
Corydalis spp Fumewort 4 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 0
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 10 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 5 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 9 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 2 0