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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
OUABAIN 0.06 mg/kg ivn cat 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.
PELLETIERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL not available Martindale's 29th
PODOPHYLLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUASSIN not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
QUILLAIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCILLIROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCORDININ 50 mg/kg LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
SELAGINE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TANNIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
TEMULENTIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
TEMULENTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE not available Martindale's 28th
VERATRINE not available Martindale's 28th
VIOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
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