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Biological Activity Mydriatic

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
ISOPELLETIERINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
JESACONITINE 0.2-0.5 Duke, 1992 *
L-EPHEDRINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
MANDRAGORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MESACONITINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PELLETIERINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SCHELHAMMERIDINE 10 orl dog 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.
SCOPOLAMINE 1 mg/kg scu Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLAMINE-HYDROBROMIDE not available Martindale's 28th
TEMULINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE-HYDROCHLORIDE not available Martindale's 28th
VOBASINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE not available Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 5, 668
Mahonia siamensis not available 1 2, 000
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 4 3, 570
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 0
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 1 0
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 40, 000
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 0
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 3 300
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 1 0
Taxus baccata Common Yew 1 0