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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 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 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 72, 800
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 2 1, 100
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 360
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 5 9, 027
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 7 21, 870
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 4 0
Rubia cordifolia Madder 1 0
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 3 0
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 3 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 3 26, 604
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 1 1, 860, 000
Scrophularia scorodonia not available 1 0
Scrophularia umbrosa not available 1 7.5
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 0
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 4 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 4 135, 000
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 2 2, 800
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 5 0