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Chemical HCN

Chemical ID

HCN

Ubiquitous

No

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
LD50=3.7 (orl mus)
LD=50-100 mg/man	Martindale's 29th
LDlo=0.570 (orl hmn)
LDlo=4 (orl dog)

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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 Sort descending	Dosage	Reference
Antiasthmatic	not available	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antidote	Ihl (=Amyl Nitrite)	Martindale's 29th
Antitussive	not available	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchosedative	not available	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Insecticide	not available	Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Pesticide	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Respirastimulant	not available	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Rodenticide	not available	Martindale's 29th
Vasomotor-Stimulant	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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