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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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PSEUDOEPHEDRINE

Chemical ID
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=2,206 mg/kg (orl rat)
LD50=726 mg/kg (orl mus)
LDlo=116 (orl mus) Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
LDlo=130 (ivn dog) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LDlo=100-130 (ivn rbt) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
LDlo=310 (ipr rat)
LDlo=400 (scu rbt) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
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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
Anorectic 120-150 mg/2 x/day/man Martindale's 29th
Antiarachidonate *
Antiasthmatic Martindale's 29th
Antibronchitic 60 mg 3-4x/day/man/ Martindale's 28th
Anticold Martindale's 29th
Antiedemic Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antihistaminic *
Antiinflammatory Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Bronchodilator 1/2 x ephedrine Martindale's 28th
Cardiotonic *
Cardiovascular 1 mg/kg ivn cat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Controlled *
Decongestant 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.
Diuretic 0.6 mg/kg ivn dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Sympathomimetic Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
Tachycardic Martindale's 29th
Tracheorelaxant *
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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
Ephedra sinica Plant Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica Stem Jim Duke's personal files.
Ephedra sinica Shoot 270.0 21400.0 Jim Duke's personal files.