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Biological Activity Antialzheimeran?

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
(+)-CARVONE not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
BUFOTENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
D-CARVONE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
FENCHONE not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
IBOGAINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LIMONENE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
LIMONENE-OXIDE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
PALMATINE 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.
PHYSOSTIGMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PULEGONE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
PULEGONE-1,2-EPOXIDE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
SELAGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SEROTONIN not available Martindale's 29th
TETRAHYDROAMINOACRIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 1, 152, 606
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zea mays Corn 3 7, 216
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 22, 050