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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
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 0
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 0
Picrorhiza kurrooa Picrorhiza 1 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 2 15, 000
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 2 81, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 4 21, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 4 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 0
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 72, 800
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 1, 100
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 360
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 6 9, 027