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Biological Activity Psychotomimetic

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
ATROPINE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
COCAINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
IBOGAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MESCALINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Erythroxylum impressum Hayo 1 70
Erythroxylum incrassatum not available 1 70
Erythroxylum lucidum not available 1 3
Erythroxylum mamacoca Mamacoca 1 0
Erythroxylum monogynum Bastard sandal; Red cedar 1 800
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 1 0
Erythroxylum panamense not available 1 14
Erythroxylum pelleterianum not available 1 12
Erythroxylum pulchrum Arco de pipa 1 4
Erythroxylum recurrens not available 1 3, 000
Erythroxylum rotundifolium Arabillo; Jiba 1 500
Erythroxylum shatoni not available 1 5
Erythroxylum sp. Wild coca 1 0
Erythroxylum steyermarkii Cerecito; Hayo; Jaillito 1 3, 300
Erythroxylum ulei not available 1 0
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 0
Latua pubiflora Latua 1 6, 875
Lophophora williamsii Peyote 1 0
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 20
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 0