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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
SINOMENINE *
SKIMMIANINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYMPHYTOCYNOGLOSSINE *
TEMULENTIC-ACID *
TIGLOIDINE Merck 11th Edition
TRANS-4-PROPENYLVERATROLE Spring, M.A. 1988. Ethnopharmacologic Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used by Laotian Hmong Refugees in Minnesota. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 26: 65-91, 1989.
TYLOPHORINE *
URSOLIC-ACID *
VALEPOTRIATES Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VALERENIC-ACID Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VALERENONE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VENENATINE *
VOACAMINE *
VOACORINE *
VOBASINE *
WITHASOMNINE List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
XANTHUMINE *
YANGONIN *
YOHIMBINE 8 mg/kg ivn rbt Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
YOHIMBINE 5 mg/kg scu rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 9 14, 071.19999885559
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 3 13, 218
Carica papaya Papaya 7 5, 015
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower 3 1, 860.179999999702
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 3 29, 545
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 1 24, 200
Carya illinoensis Pecan 1 980
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 1 22, 500
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 3 0
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 3 3, 180
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 1 1, 406
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 1 1, 531
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 1 704
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 1 3, 920
Catharanthus lanceus Lanceleaf Periwinkle 2 150, 000
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 5 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 2 1, 300
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 6, 080