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Biological Activity (+)-Inotropic

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
ACONITINE 0.1 mg/kg scu gpg Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
BERBERASTINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
BERBERINE not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
CAFFEINE not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
HARPAGOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
VASICINONE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 1 0
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 1 618.6000003814697
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 45, 000
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 60, 000
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 2 140, 000
Ilex paraguariensis Mate; Paraguay Tea; South American Holly 2 61, 500
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Lamium sp not available 1 0
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 1 65
Mahonia fargesii not available 1 0
Mahonia fortunei not available 1 0
Mahonia gracilipes not available 1 0
Mahonia japonica Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten 1 0
Mahonia nervosa Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape; Water Holly 1 0
Mahonia philipinensis not available 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 5, 668
Mahonia siamensis not available 1 2, 000
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0