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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
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 6 832, 000
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 44
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 3, 880
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 2 2, 958
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 2 460
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 3 309
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 4, 000
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 2 110, 000
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 1, 355
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 22
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 2 75, 000
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 60, 000
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 0.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 0