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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
Cassia marilandica Wild Senna 2 1
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 5 0
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 1 0
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 1 0
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 24, 600
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 1 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 1 0
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0
Eremurus chinensis not available 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 1 0
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 2 26, 800
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 6 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 6 0
Garcinia cambogia Brindleberry; Malabar Tamarind; Garcinia 1 0
Garcinia hanburyi Gamboge 1 0