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Biological Activity Purgative

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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
1,8-DIHYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACHYRANTHINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ALOE-EMODIN ED50=>59.6 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
ALOESIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALOIN not available Merck 11th Edition
ALPHA-MANNITE not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ALPHA-PELTATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APOVINCAMINE 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 Martindale's 28th
BARBALOIN ED50=15 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PELTATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BUXAMINE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATALPOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOPHANOL ED50=>500 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COLOCYNTHIN not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CONVALLARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOBUXINE-D not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYCLOPROTOBUXINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EMODIN ED50=>500 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 2 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Actaea pachypoda American Baneberry; Doll's-Eyes; White Baneberry; White Cohosh; Baneberry 1 0
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 1 0
Actaea spicata European Baneberry 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 7 84, 890.80000305176
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 0
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Andira araroba Araroba 1 0
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 2, 000
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 1 0
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 1 4, 300
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 1 0
Cassia grandis Pink Shower 1 0