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Biological Activity Emetic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CAMPHOR not available Duke, 1992 *
CEPHAELINE not available Martindale's 28th
CEPHALANTHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSAROBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CNICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CODEINE 5 mg/kg 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.
COLCHICINE 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.
COLUMBINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CONIINE not available Merck 11th Edition
COUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMENOL not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CYANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
D-BORNEOL 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.
DICHROINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIPHENYL not available Martindale's 28th
ELLIPTICINE 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.
EMETINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EUPATORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FEBRIFUGINE not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
GELSEMOIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 2, 100
Abies alba Silver-Fir 1 7
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 1 0
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 22, 500
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 3 20, 300
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 2 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 6 6, 070
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 2 38
Acokanthera schimperi Arrow-Poison Tree 1 7, 000
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 3 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 3 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 288, 000
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 4, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 2 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 1, 040
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 2 0