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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PYROGALLOL 25 mg/kg ivn dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
SEROTONIN 0.003 mg/kg ivn rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
SYNEPHRINE 0.25 mg/kg ivn dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
THEOPHYLLINE 30 mg/kg orl rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
TYRAMINE 0.8 ivn cat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
TYRAMINE 30 mg/kg scu mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
YOHIMBINE 1 mg/kg ivn rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 1 34, 000
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 0
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 12, 000
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 1 104
Humulus lupulus Hops 1 0
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 2 3, 500
Hyptis verticillata Barrehorno; John Charles 1 0
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 1 1, 500
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 304
Juglans regia English Walnut 2 399
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 1, 350