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Chemical METHYSTICIN

Chemical ID

METHYSTICIN

Ubiquitous

No

List of known dosages
Dosage	Reference
LD50=530 mg/kg (ipr mus)	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
LD50=49 mg/kg (ivn mus)	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
LD50=>800 mg/kg (orl mus)

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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
Analgesic	360 mg/kg ipr mus	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anesthetic	0.25%	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	not available	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Antidote (Strychnine)	(Strychnine 3 mg/kg) IC=31 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrillary	20 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Antiischemic	10-30 mg/kg ivn mus	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Antispasmodic	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Depressant	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Endoanesthetic	5-20 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-B-Inhibitor	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	45 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective	10-30 mg/kg ivn mus	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic	not available	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Psychoactive	not available	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Sedative	45 mg/kg ipr	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

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