An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Biological Activity Hepatotoxic

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
SPARTIOIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SPECTABILINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SUPININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SYMPHYTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TANNIC-ACID not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
TETRANDRINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
List of Activity Plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 1 820
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 1 14, 595
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 19, 024
Pyrus communis Pear 1 6
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 62
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 475
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 3 4
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 90
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 2 116, 800
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 1 0
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 1 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 4 17
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 12
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 25
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 13
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 1 44
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 2 204