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Chemical ID
SANGUINARINE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=1,658 (orl rat) | Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=16-102 (ivn mus) | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp., Merck 11th Edition |
| LD50=18 (ipr mus) | |
| LD50=292 (ivn rat) | |
| LD50=28.7 (ivn rat) | |
| LD50=>200 (der rat) |
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| Activity | Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Candidicide | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cardiotonic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| DNA-Intercalator | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Emetic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Fungicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastrocontractant | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Glaucomagenic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Gram(+)icide | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Gram(-)icide | LD50=292 (ivn rat) | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Hepatotoxic | 10 mg/kg ipr rat | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypertensive | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | not available | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Molluscicide | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocardiocontractant | not available | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argemone mexicana | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bocconia frutescens | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelidonium majus | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Corydalis spp | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Tissue Culture | 1.4 | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Eschscholzia californica | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glaucium flavum | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glaucium flavum | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Macleaya cordata | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Papaver somniferum | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Papaver somniferum | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sanguinaria canadensis | Root | 6000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |