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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.
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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