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Biological Activity Tonic

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
ANEURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCHOPHYLLAMINE not available Wealth of India.
DEOXYNUPHARIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MUDARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAXIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
STRYCHNINE not available Merck 11th Edition
SYRINGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Argyreia nervosa Silver Morning Glory; Wood Rose 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 1 0
Citrus limon Lemon 1 0
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 26, 970
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 1 0
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 1 159, 517.5
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 2, 000
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 0
Ligustrum vulgare Common Privet 1 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 1 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0