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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
VOACANGINE 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.
VOACANGIRINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
VOACORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VULGARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHONES not available Duke, 1992 *
YAKUCHINONE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ZINGERONE not available Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 3 84, 000
Pyrus communis Pear 2 0
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 3 7, 066.10009765625
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 3 14, 276
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 3 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 4 0
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 13, 800
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 3 150
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0