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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
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