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Biological Activity Anticholinesterase

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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
HUPERZINE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
IBOGAINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
L-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.
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.
LYCORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
N-(P-HYDROXYPHENETHYL)-ACTINIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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.
SANGUINARINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
SELAGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SEROTONIN not available Martindale's 29th
SOLANIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SOLANINE 100 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
SOLASODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROAMINOACRIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
VASICINOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 3, 390
Acinos suaveolens not available 3 1, 022, 610
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
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 600
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 0
Actinidia polygama Cat Powder; Silver Vine 1 0
Agastache pallidiflora not available 1 0
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 1 1, 138
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 8, 250
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 27, 800
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 2 420
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 68, 130
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 64, 320
Anadenanthera colubrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Anadenanthera peregrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 60
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 3 3, 230
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0