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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
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 2 2.800000101327896
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 75, 000
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 2 0
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 1 0
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 3 60
Eucalyptus albens not available 1 25
Eucalyptus angulosa not available 2 4.5
Eucalyptus astringens not available 1 0.10000000149011612
Eucalyptus behriana not available 2 2.700000047683716
Eucalyptus blakelyi not available 1 40
Eucalyptus bosistoana not available 1 120
Eucalyptus botryoides not available 1 0.10000000149011612
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 1 0
Eucalyptus camaldulensis not available 1 225
Eucalyptus ceratocorys not available 2 17
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 4 8, 000.4000000059605
Eucalyptus cladocalyx not available 1 80
Eucalyptus cuprea not available 2 6.400000095367432
Eucalyptus dealbata not available 1 695
Eucalyptus desquamata not available 2 15