Chemical EPHEDRINE | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical ID

EPHEDRINE

Ubiquitous

No

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
LD50=400-1,550 (orl mus)	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., CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LD50=160 (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.
LDlo 500 mg/kg (orl man)	Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Dosage	Reference
Adrenergic	not available	Martindale's 29th
Allergenic	not available	Martindale's 29th
Anesthetic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiappetant	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiarachidonate	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic	15-60 mg/3-4 x/day/orl/man	Martindale's 29th
Antibronchitic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic	30 mg/3-4x/day/man	Martindale's 29th
Antiemphysemic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antienuretic	60 mg/man/night	Martindale's 29th
Antiepileptic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup	5-10 mg/ivn/man	Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimyasthenic	30 mg/3x/day/man	Martindale's 29th
Antinarcoleptic	not available	Martindale's 29th

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List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Aconitum napellus	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Catha edulis	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra gerardiana	Plant	4000.0	7000.0	-1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra nevadensis	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra nevadensis	Branches	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra nevadensis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra nevadensis	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica	Shoot	1700.0	22700.0	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica	Root	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica	Plant	700.0	22500.0	1.0	Duke, 1992 *
Sida rhombifolia	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Taxus baccata	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *