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Biological Activity Sialogogue

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 Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACONITINE 400-500 ppb Duke, 1992 *
AMAROGENTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANABASINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANDROMEDOTOXIN not available Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
ARECOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BULBOCAPNINE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CAPSAICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIDINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
DENDROBINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ECHINACEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
GELSEMICINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
JESACONITINE 0.2-0.5 Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
LYCORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID not available Martindale's 29th
MESACONITINE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
NEOHERCULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PICROTOXININ not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 3 0
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 3 0
Alchornea floribunda Niando 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 4, 700
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 2, 000
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 0
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 0