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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
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 0
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 1, 740
Lycopodium complanatum Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 480
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopodium serratum Chin-Pu-Huan; Clubmoss; Huperzia 1 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 1 8, 000
Mahonia japonica Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 9, 015
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 20
Melampyrum arvense not available 1 30
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 1, 387, 100
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 20, 000
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0