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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
Crocus sativus Saffron 3 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 1 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 1 0
Croton linearis not available 1 1, 900
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 2 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 4 1, 094
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 3 78, 204
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 7 34, 610
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 1 3, 840
Cycas revoluta Sago Cycas 1 2, 200
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 3 0
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 1 1, 000
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 6 3, 648
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 5 1, 188
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 2 0
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 0
Daemonorops draco Dragon's Blood 2 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 1 0
Datura candida Borrachero; Floripondio 2 6, 600
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 3 8, 725