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

Chemical ID

HCN

Ubiquitous

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	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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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
Daucus carota	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Duranta repens	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Duranta repens	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Eschscholzia californica	Root	not available	not available	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Eucalyptus cladocalyx	Leaf	not available	5000.0	2.2	Duke, 1992 *
Eucalyptus corynocalyx	Leaf	not available	1790.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Eucalyptus viminalis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Euphorbia hirta	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Fagopyrum esculentum	Seed	not available	7.0	-0.4	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Hydnocarpus kurzii	Seed	not available	400.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Linum usitatissimum	Flower	not available	6920.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Linum usitatissimum	Hull Husk	not available	460.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Linum usitatissimum	Root	not available	670.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Linum usitatissimum	Seed	0.1	600.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Linum usitatissimum	Shoot	not available	1280.0	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Lonicera japonica	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Lycium barbarum	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Manihot esculenta	Leaf	180.0	1800.0	0.0	Duke, 1992 *
Nandina domestica	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Nerium oleander	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *