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Biological Activity Cardiotoxic

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
2'-ACETYLNERIIFOLIN LD50=0.147 ppm cat Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
ACONITINE not available Duke, 1992 *
AJMALINE not available Martindale's 29th
BIKHACONITINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CAULOSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLAGITANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELLIPTICINE 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.
EMETINE not available Martindale's 29th
FILICIN not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
GALLO-TANNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HELENALIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HIMANDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORESERPILINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MUAVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NERIIFOLIN LD50=0.196 ppm cat Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
POTASSIUM 18,000 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 44, 800
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 59, 622
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 44, 328
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 62, 843
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 34, 500
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 9, 000
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 850
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 1, 700
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 24, 200
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 73, 503
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 35, 276
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 1 112, 400
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 28, 020
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 10, 440
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 1 14, 200
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 6, 815
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 18, 200
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 20, 200
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 209, 388
Angelica dahurica Bai Zhi 1 26, 600