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Biological Activity Adrenergic

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CINNAMALDEHYDE 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.
DOPAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
EPINEPHRINE not available Merck 11th Edition
FORSKOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
L-EPHEDRINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
L-NOREPINEPHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-SYNEPHRINE not available Merck 11th Edition
NORADRENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
TYRAMINE not available Merck 11th Edition
ZINGERONE not available Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 57.20000076293945
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 1, 500
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 328, 800
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 3, 252, 000
Citrus limon Lemon 1 0
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 0
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 1 2
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 1
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 10, 120
Coleus forskohlii Forskohl's Coleus 1 4, 630
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 3 0