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Biological Activity Respirastimulant

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
(-)-ANABASINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ADENOSINE not available Martindale's 29th
AJMALINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ANABASINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANGELICOTOXIN not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
ASPIDOSPERMINE 2-5 mg/dog Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CHAKSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COREXIMINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
CORIAMYRTIN LD50=1 orl mus Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DREGAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
FUNTUMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALIPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GELSEMICINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HAYATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HCN not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LOBELINE 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
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 22.47499942779541
Acacia leucophloea Pilang Bast 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 13, 500
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 5, 760
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
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
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 370
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 0
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 50, 000
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0