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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
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 7, 460
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 0
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 1 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 3 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 10, 600
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 0
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 1 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 2 0
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 1 7, 600
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 1 0
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 1, 500
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 1 0
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 1 20, 000
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 1 10, 000
Pilocarpus pennatifolius Paraguay Jaborandi 1 4, 000