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Biological Activity Purgative

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
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hyptis verticillata Barrehorno; John Charles 1 1, 000
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 45, 020
Lobelia tupa Devil's Tobacco 1 0
Lycoris radiata Spider Lily 1 0
Lycoris squamigera Magic Lily; Resurrection Lily 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 0
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 0
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 1 75
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 1 0
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 1 0