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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
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
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 6 832, 000
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 44
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 1 0
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 3, 880
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 2 2, 958
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 2 460
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 3 309
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 4, 000
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 2 110, 000
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 1, 355
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 22
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 2 75, 000
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 60, 000
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 0.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 0