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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
SENNOSIDE-C ED50=13.3 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
SENNOSIDE-D ED50=15.8 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
SENNOSIDE-E ED50=15.8 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
SENNOSIDE-F ED50=16.1 mg/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
SORBITOL 30-50 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
TURPETHIN not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBENALIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
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