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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
PILOCARPINE 2.5-5 mg man Martindale's 28th
PIPEROVATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SANGUINARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHELHAMMERIDINE 50 orl cat Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
SLAFRAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SWERTIAMARIN not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
YOHIMBINE 0.3 mg/kg ivn rat Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending 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