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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
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 6, 860
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 1, 350
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 10, 000
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 3 410
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Arisarum vulgare not available 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 4 44, 550
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 2 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 5 20, 200
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 773
Artemisia salsoloides not available 1 210, 000
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 2, 535
Arum italicum not available 1 0
Arum maculatum lords-and-Ladies; Adam-and-Eve; Cuckoopint 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 837.3049999475479
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 2 722, 100
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 3 3, 742