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Biological Activity Paralytic

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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 Dosage Reference
(+)-CONIINE not available Merck 11th Edition
(-)-LAUDANIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ACONITINE 400-500 ppb Duke, 1992 *
AESCULOSIDE not available Martindale's 29th
ANTHRANOYLLYCOCTONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANTRANOYLLYCOCTONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CALYCANTHINE not available Merck 11th Edition
CARPAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELERYTHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CONIINE not available Merck 11th Edition
DIABOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FALACONITINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GOSSYPOL not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
HELENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPELLETIERINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
JESACONITINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCOPODINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAGNOFLORINE 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
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Datura candida Borrachero; Floripondio 1 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 1 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 1, 000
Daucus carota Carrot 2 34
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 1 0.006000000284984708
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 4
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 0
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 3 193
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 1 0
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 1 0
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 1 500
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 0
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 28, 000
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0