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Chemical HCN

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Chemid
HCN
A list of known dosages for HCN
Dosage*Reference
LDlo=4 (orl dog) *
LDlo=0.570 (orl hmn) *
LD=50-100 mg/man Martindale's 29th
LD50=3.7 (orl mus) *
Ubiquitous
No

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Acacia farnesiana Leaf -- 4.5 -1.2 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Acacia leucophloea Plant -- -- -- *
Acacia senegal Plant -- -- -- Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Acacia tortilis Leaf -- -- -- *
Acalypha indica Leaf -- 2700.0 0.7 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Ageratum conyzoides Plant -- -- -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Alocasia macrorrhiza Plant -- -- -- *
Annona muricata Plant -- -- -- *
Annona reticulata Plant -- -- -- *
Annona squamosa Plant -- -- -- *
Aquilegia vulgaris Plant -- -- -- *
Artocarpus altilis Leaf -- -- -- *
Borago officinalis Plant -- 15.0 -- *
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Leaf -- -- -- *
Ceiba pentandra Bark -- -- -- *
Chaenomeles lagenaria Seed -- -- -- *
Chenopodium album Plant -- -- -- *
Corchorus olitorius Plant -- -- -- *
Crescentia alata Fruit -- -- -- Tramil
Cymbopogon citratus Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.