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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
Stachytarpheta cayennensis Verbena 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 189
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's-Delight; Stillingia; Queen's-Root; Yawroot 1 0
Strophanthus gratus Ouabain 1 76, 000
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 1 0
Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk Cabbage 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 2 0
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 0
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 1 403, 280
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 3 5, 412
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 2 838, 024
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 1 1, 800
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 0
Taxus baccata Common Yew 1 0
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 2 80
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 1 4, 439
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 1 0
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 0