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Chemical ID
HCN
Ubiquitous
No
| 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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| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panicum maximum | 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. |
| Passiflora quadrangularis | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Portulaca oleracea | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus africana | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Prunus armeniaca | Seed | 2000.0 | 2920.0 | -0.3 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Prunus cerasus | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus domestica | Seed | not available | 500.0 | -0.4 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Prunus dulcis | Seed | 120.0 | 70000.0 | 2.6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Leaf | not available | 1200.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus laurocerasus | Seed | not available | 340.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus persica | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus serotina | Bark | 500.0 | 3400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prunus serotina | Leaf | not available | 2500.0 | 0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psophocarpus tetragonolobus | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Leaf | not available | 560.0 | -0.8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ribes rubrum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ricinus communis | Seed | not available | 7.0 | -0.4 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Solanum melongena | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sorbus aucubaria | Fruit | 20.0 | 37.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |