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Biological Activity Anesthetic

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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
FRITILLARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOPHLEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCONESSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
KAWAIN =cocaine 0.25% Duke, 1992 *
L-TETRAHYDROPALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIDOCAINE not available Martindale's 29th
LINALOOL 0.01-1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
LINALYL-ACETATE 0.01-1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL 2,000 ppm Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYSTICIN 0.25% Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
MURICATIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOCONESSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NOR-MACUSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORCASSAIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 4, 080
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 3 8, 145
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 8 12, 370
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 3 90
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 30
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 90
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 3 714
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 3 5, 140.5
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 6 2, 184, 000
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 2 13, 000
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 3 90
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 10 1, 216
Zingiber officinale Ginger 6 131, 800
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 9, 000