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Biological Activity Vasoconstrictor

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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
(+)-CATECHIN not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-SHOGAOL not available HerbalGram No. 17.
ALPHA-PARISTYPHNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTERENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE 1/70th diltiazem Duke, 1992 *
CALOPHYLLOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARPAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAULOPHYLLOSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CAULOSAPONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAKSINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COCAINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
D-CATECHIN not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
D-NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DOPAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
EPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
EPINEPHRINE not available Merck 11th Edition
ERGOTAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Carica papaya Papaya 2 4, 200
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 1 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 3 4, 545
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 2 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 0
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 1 0
Citrus limon Lemon 2 0
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 0
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 2
Citrus sinensis Orange 3 44
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 4, 000
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 270, 000
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 280, 000
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 2 90, 000
Corydalis spp Fumewort 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 5 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 2 0