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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
4'-DEMETHYLPODOPHYLLUM Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALOE-EMODIN Merck 11th Edition
ANAGYRINE *
ARECOLINE Merck 11th Edition
ASPERULOSIDE ED50=240 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
AUCUBIN ED50=390 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
BETA-GUTTIFERIN *
CASANTHRANOL Merck 11th Edition
CASCAROSIDE-A Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATALPOL ED50=340 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CATALPOSIDE ED50=>300 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CHRYSAZIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHRYSOPHANOL *
DEACETYLASPERULOSIDIC-ACID ED50=>600 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
DEACETYLASPERULOSIDIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER ED50=530 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
DEOXYGENIPOSIDE ED50=>1,200 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
DEOXYLOGANIN ED50=800 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ELATERIN 3-6 mg/man *
EMODIN Merck 11th Edition
FRANGULIN Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 3 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 2 0
Genista tinctoria Dyer's Broom 1 0
Hippuris vulgare 1 15
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 1 0
Hyptis verticillata Barrehorno; John Charles 2 1, 000
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 1 0
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 1, 350
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0
Lupinus albus White Lupine 1 0
Lupinus mutabilis Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 0
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Melampyrum arvense 1 30
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 2 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 4 7, 421.599998474121