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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
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 4 3, 000
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 5 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 2 278, 800.50000000745
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 1 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 2 960
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 2 0
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 2 360
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 2 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 12, 480
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 2 46, 820
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 2 3, 640
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 1 70
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 1 2
Citrus limon Lemon 2 172, 000
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 152.20000000298023
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 0.10000000149011612
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 2 11
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0