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Biological Activity Hepatotoxic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
10BETA-HYDROXY-6BETA-ISOBUTYRL-FURANOEREMOPHILANE LD50=400 ipr mus Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
7-ACETYL-SCORPIONDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
7-O-ANGELYLHELIOTRIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLICIN 100 mg/kg/day (=500 cloves a day) 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.
AMABILINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANACROTINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANETHOLE 695 mg/kg orl mus/days Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ANGULARINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APIOLE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
AURICULINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATHAMODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINERINS not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COCAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 0.8-1.71 mM/kg orl rat Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 2,500 ppm diet Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 100 mg/kg dog Duke, 1992 *
CYCASIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DAURICINE 150 mg/kg 3 mos orl Duke, 1992 *
ECHIMIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 2 264
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 1 0
Cycas revoluta Sago Cycas 1 3, 000
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 75
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 22
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 600
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 82
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 170
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 22
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 4 34
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 34
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 29
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 0
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 10
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 20
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 210, 000
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 1 280
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern 1 0