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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
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 7, 400
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 260
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 2 185
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 2 3, 060
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 6, 360
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 4 2, 480.3000000044703
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 280
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Micromeria croatica not available 1 140
Micromeria juliana not available 2 140
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 1 1.5
Micromeria teneriffae not available 1 20
Micromeria thymifolia not available 1 10
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 1 0
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 58
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot 1 29, 450
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 40, 355
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 3 0