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Biological Activity Cathartic

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
GARDENOSIDE ED50=1,200 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
GENIPOSIDE ED50=300 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
GENIPOSIDIC-ACID ED50=>800 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
GLUCO-FRANGULIN not available Merck 11th Edition
IRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KOSAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNANS not available Duke, 1992 *
LOGANIN ED50=540 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
LUPININE not available Duke, 1992 *
MONOTROPEIN ED50=>500 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
MYCORINEMATARESINOL-MONOGLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYSPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEDEROSIDE ED50=300 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PHYSCION not available Duke, 1992 *
PLUMIERIDE ED50=120 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PRUNUSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
RHEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SENNIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SENNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending 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 not available 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 not available 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