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Biological Activity Emetic

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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
GENTIANINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GERANIOL 3 x ipecac Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97.
GUAIACOL 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.
HOVEINE 2 mg/kg ivn 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.
HYDROQUINONE 1 g orl Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-87.
HYPOGLYCIN-A not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 162.
ISOAMYL-ALCOHOL 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.
ISOPELLETIERINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
JESACONITINE 0.2-0.5 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
KOSAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
KRYPTONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA not available Martindale's 28th
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELANIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
LYCORINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MANNITOL not available Martindale's 28th
MESACONITINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE not available Martindale's 29th
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