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Biological Activity Emetic

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 Dosage Reference
(+)-CONIINE not available Merck 11th Edition
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN not available Duke, 1992 *
ABRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACALYPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITINE 400-500 ppb Duke, 1992 *
ACRONYCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANDROMEDOTOXIN not available Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
ANTHEMIC-ACID not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ANTHRONE not available Duke, 1992 *
APOMORPHINE 200 orl dog 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.
ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCLEPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BORRECAPINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BORRELINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BROMELAIN not available Martindale's 29th
CALCIUM-OXALATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 2, 667
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 1, 800
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 2 2
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 4 721, 452
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 3 1, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 4 10, 068
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 1 890
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 3 3, 312
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 3, 500
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 2 925
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 5, 600
Levisticum officinale Lovage 5 20
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 3 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 0