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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)
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
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 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Acacia farnesiana Leaf not available 4.5 -1.2 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Acacia leucophloea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acacia senegal Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Acacia tortilis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acalypha indica Leaf not available 2700.0 0.7 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Ageratum conyzoides Plant not available not available not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Alocasia macrorrhiza Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Annona muricata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Annona reticulata Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Annona squamosa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aquilegia vulgaris Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artocarpus altilis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Borago officinalis Plant not available 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ceiba pentandra Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Chaenomeles lagenaria Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Chenopodium album Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Corchorus olitorius Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crescentia alata Fruit not available not available not available Tramil
Cymbopogon citratus Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.