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Biological Activity Sialogogue

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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
Euphorbia tirucalli Aveloz 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 15, 100
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 428, 800
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 8, 000
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 1 0
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 1 0
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jessamine 1 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 12, 600
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 2 6, 600
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 0
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 1, 000
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 826, 837
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 1 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 87, 000