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Biological Activity Mydriatic

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 400-500 ppb Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE not available Merck 11th Edition
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.
BUFOTENINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BUPHANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHINONE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
COCAINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIOSCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSCORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Merck 11th Edition
EPINEPHRINE not available Merck 11th Edition
GELSEMICINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GELSEMINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
HIMANDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HIMBACINE 250 mg/kg orl mus Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
HOMOATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDRASTININE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE 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
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 150
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 3 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 3 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Alchornea floribunda Niando 1 0
Anadenanthera colubrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Anadenanthera peregrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Andira inermis Cabbage Bark 1 0
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 3 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 90
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 410
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 3 8, 800
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 1 253, 300
Brugmansia amesianum Culebra 2 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Catharanthus lanceus Lanceleaf Periwinkle 1 50, 000
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 1 0