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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
SORBITOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBENALIN ED50=110 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 2 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 120
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 1 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 0
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 15, 000
Dipsacus fullonum not available 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Eremurus chinensis not available 1 0
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 5 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 3 500
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 2 26, 800
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 4 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 7 0
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 2 1, 000