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Biological Activity Cathartic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name 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)
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