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Biological Activity Teratogenic

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
(+)-CONIINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-CHACONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ANAGYRINE 30 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ARTEMISININ not available Martindale's 29th
BOLDINE not available Rodrigues de Almeida, E., Melo, A. M., Xavier, H. 2000. Toxicological Evaluation of the Hydro- alcohol Extract of the Dry Leaves of Peumus boldus and Boldine in Rats. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 99-102.
CAFFEINE 14 orl rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CATHINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL not available Duke, 1992 *
COLCHAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCASIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYCLOPAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYTISINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIETHYL-AMINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DOPAMINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ETHANOL 6,000 orl dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
GAMMA-CONICIENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HELIOTRINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYPOGLYCIN-B not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 162.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 2 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 2 0
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 2 2, 730
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 60
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 1 3, 000
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 2 1, 500
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 94, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 97
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0