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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
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 0
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 16, 000
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 1 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0