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Biological Activity ANS-Stimulant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
NICOTINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 0
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 1 0
Carica papaya Papaya 1 102.80000305175781
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 1 3, 400
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0.800000011920929
Erythroxylum coca Coca 1 0
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 1 0
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 0
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 40, 000
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 15
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0