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Biological Activity Convulsant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
PAIPUNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLOTINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
PHYTOLACCATOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PINENE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
PINOCAMPHONE >0.05 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
RETICULINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
RICIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
RICININE not available Merck 11th Edition
ROTENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHELHAMMERIDINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
STRYCHNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE not available Merck 11th Edition
THUJONE 40 mg/kg R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
TUTIN not available Merck 11th Edition
VERANISATIN-A 3 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
VERANISATIN-B 3 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
VERANISATIN-C 3 mg/kg orl mus 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
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 58
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 28, 560
Juniperus oxycedrus Cade Oil; Spanish Cedar; Cade; Brown Juniper; Prickly Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 2 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 2 56
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 4 5, 571, 000
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 20, 202
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 2 3, 355
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 2 5, 460
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 2 1, 860
Levisticum officinale Lovage 3 10
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 641, 280
Lippia alba White Lippia 2 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 565