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Biological Activity Myocardiotonic

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
ADENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CYMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
SPIROCHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Strophanthus hispidus Hispid Ouabain 1 10, 000
Strophanthus kombe Kombe Arrow Poison 1 2, 400
Taxus baccata Common Yew 1 0
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 2 1, 992
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 2 27, 374
Theobroma cacao Cacao 2 53, 407
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 0
Zea mays Corn 1 0