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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
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap 1 1
Secale cereale Rye 1 2, 785
Sechium edule Chayote 1 145
Senna alata Ringworm Bush 1 0
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 270
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 2, 500
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 0
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 4 47, 065
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 1 0.5
Sideritis mugronensis not available 1 280
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 2 29
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 2 320
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 1 0
Simaba cedron Cedron 1 0
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 5, 136
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 2, 974
Solanum tuberosum Potato 3 1, 568
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 6, 294
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 1 0