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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
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 26, 040
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 3 4, 632
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 2 500
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 2 1, 470
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 2 232
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 2 7, 099
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 4 1, 950
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 10
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 42
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 2 3, 074
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 2 0
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 64
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 0.5
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Rhododendron molle Yellow Azalea 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 2 8, 500