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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
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
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 0
Sophora angustifolia Narrowleaf Sophora 1 0
Sophora secundiflora Mescal Bean 1 0
Sophora subprostrata Shan Dou Gen 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 1 0
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 2 0
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 0
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 74, 000
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain; Wild Hyssop; American Blue Vervain 1 0
Verbena officinalis Vervain 2 8, 000
Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell; Gypsyweed 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 4, 000