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Biological Activity Cardiotoxic

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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
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
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 1 12, 000
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 1 13, 000
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 12, 000
Cistanche salsa Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung 1 51, 300
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 18, 000
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 1 9, 533
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 27, 600
Citrus limon Lemon 1 14, 700
Citrus medica Citron 1 15, 500
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 46, 200
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 26, 254
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 13, 772
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 26, 000
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 8, 750
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 68, 946
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 1 9, 440
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 73, 534
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 20, 520
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 27, 360
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 1 6, 840