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Biological Activity Oxytocic

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
(-)-SPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALBITOCIN not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ALPHA-ALLOCRYPTOPINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CAULOSAPONIN not available De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hansel, R. and Chandler, R.F., eds. 1993. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs 2. Springr-Verlag, Berlin. 348pp.
ERGOMETRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ERGOTAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYPOXYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWSONE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
LUPININE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
OXYSPARTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PACHYCARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROSTAGLANDIN-E-2 not available Merck 11th Edition
PROSTAGLANDIN-F2 not available Merck 11th Edition
QUINIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
QUININE not available Duke, 1992 *
RETAMINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
SEROTONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SPARTEINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
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 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 2 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 60
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 410, 440
Apium graveolens Celery 1 360
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Bocconia arborea Tree Poppy 1 0
Bocconia frutescens Tree Poppy 1 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 7, 625
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 2 4, 545
Cinchona officinalis Lojabark; Quinine 2 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 2 312, 452
Cinchona spp Quinine 2 80, 000
Citrus limon Lemon 1 0
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 0
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 43
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 1 0
Corydalis spp Fumewort 1 0