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Biological Activity Parasympathomimetic

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
ACETYL-CHOLINE 0.002 mg/kg ivn rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
ALCHORNEINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALCHORNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALCORNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARECOLINE 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.
CHOLINE (1/1,000th acetylcholine) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
HASTATOSIDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
PHYSOSTIGMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PILOCARPINE not available Merck 11th Edition
SLAFRAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VOACAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VOACORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VULGARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 15, 600
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Alchornea floribunda Niando 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 1, 660
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 14, 820
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 2, 000
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 1 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0