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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
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 16, 000
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 150
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 1 0
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 1 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sarracenia flava not available 1 1
Sarracenia sp. Pitcher-Plant 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 0
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 1 300
Scrophularia scorodonia not available 1 0
Scrophularia umbrosa not available 1 7.5
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 1 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 1 0
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 1 0