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Dr Duke's list of Plants with Mydriatic Activity
Identifier
020081
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Mydriasis is the dilation of the pupil. It occurs in low light and under the influence of certain drugs. It can also occur during any 'fight or flight' response.
Any plant extracts that can produce this have a potential use if the eye is diseased and needs to be examined, or the eye simply needs to be better examined to see there is no disease as a preventative measure.
Topical use in the form of eye drops is the normal means of administration.
A description of the experience
Number of Chemicals in Plants
with Mydriatic Activity
Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake) Root - 4 chemicals
Aconitum carmichaelii (Fu-Tsu) Root - 3 chemicals
Aconitum napellus (Aconite) Root - 3 chemicals
Anisodus tanguticus (Zang Qie) Plant - 3 chemicals
Atropa bella-donna (Belladonna) Root - 3 chemicals
Coptis spp (Generic Goldthread) Rhizome - 2 chemicals
Datura candida (Borrachero) Root - 2 chemicals
Datura innoxia (Thorn Apple) Flower - 2 chemicals
Datura metel (Hindu Datura) Root - 2 chemicals
Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed) Seed - 2 chemicals
Duboisia myoporoides (Pituri) Leaf - 2 chemicals
Gelsemium sempervirens (Yellow Jessamine) Root - 2 chemicals
Hyoscyamus niger (Henbane) Leaf - 2 chemicals
Latua pubiflora (Latua) Leaf - 2 chemicals
Brugmansia amesianum (Culebra) Plant - 2 chemicals
Punica granatum (Pomegranate) Bark - 2 chemicals
Scopolia carniolica (Scopolia) Root - 2 chemicals
Acacia senegal (Kher) Plant - 1 chemicals
Adonis vernalis (Spring Adonis) Plant - 1 chemicals
Alchornea floribunda (Niando) Plant - 1 chemicals
Anadenanthera colubrina (Niopo) Seed - 1 chemicals
Wed Feb 3 10:32:41 EST 2016
Concentration of Chemicals in Plants
with Mydriatic Activity
Coptis chinensis (Huang-Lian) Rhizome - 180,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Coptis spp (Generic Goldthread) Rhizome - 180,000 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Coptis japonica (Huang-Lia) Rhizome - 140,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Hydrastis canadensis (Goldenseal) Root - 120,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Catharanthus lanceus (Lanceleaf Periwinkle) Plant - 100,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) Plant - 60,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Hydrastis canadensis (Goldenseal) Rhizome - 60,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Ephedra sinica (Ma Huang) Plant - 45,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Phellodendron amurense (Po Mu) Bark - 20,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Atropa bella-donna (Belladonna) Root - 17,600 ppm total [3 chemical(s)]
Ephedra gerardiana (Pakistani Ephedra) Plant - 14,000 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Datura innoxia (Thorn Apple) Leaf - 13,900 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Latua pubiflora (Latua) Stem - 10,000 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Datura metel (Hindu Datura) Root - 9,460 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Datura innoxia (Thorn Apple) Root - 8,420 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake) Root - 7,140 ppm total [4 chemical(s)]
Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed) Seed - 7,080 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Datura innoxia (Thorn Apple) Shoot - 7,000 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Datura candida (Borrachero) Plant - 6,600 ppm total [1 chemical(s)]
Datura metel (Hindu Datura) Seed - 6,470 ppm total [2 chemical(s)]
Wed Feb 3 10:33:09 EST 2016
The source of the experience
Dr Dukes plant databaseConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Overloads
AnticholinergicsEye disease
Suppressions
Alchornea floribunda (Niando, Iporuru, Iporoni and Macochihua)Anadenanthera
Atropine
Belladonna
Berberis vulgaris
Brugmansia
Datura
Ephedra
Fu-Tsu
Goldenseal
Goldthread
Gum Arabic tree
Henbane
Hyoscamine
Latua
Ma Huang
Mandrake
Pituri
Po Mu
Pomegranates
Scopolamine
Scopolia
Spring Adonis
Zang-Qie