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Biological Activity Tachycardic

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
ANAGYRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ATROPINE 2 mg/orl/man Martindale's 28th
CAFFEINE 1,500 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
CARANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EMETINE not available Martindale's 29th
EPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 28th
HIMBACINE 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
HOMOHARRINGTONINE not available Martindale's 29th
L-EPHEDRINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
LYCORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
NABILONE not available Martindale's 29th
PILOCARPINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
SCOPOLAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
SOLANINE 200-400 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 410, 440
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 2 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 360
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 90
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 2 88
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 1 0
Brugmansia amesianum Culebra 2 0
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 2 140, 904
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 1 0
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 1 3, 000
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 1 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 7, 625
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 1 120
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 1 61, 500