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Biological Activity Anticonvulsant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-DICENTRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXY-DELTA-8-THC 1-5 mg/kg ivn Duke, 1992 *
11-HYDROXY-DELTA-9-THC 1-5 mg/kg ivn Duke, 1992 *
5,6-DEHYDROKAWAIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 30 mg/kg scu rat mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 100 mg/kg ipr mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
ACORIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Synergen Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ARMILLARIEN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 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.
BERBERINE 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.
BERGAPTEN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BILOBALIDE 30 mg/kg/day/orl mus Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CORIANDROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOSTACHINE-A 250 mg/kg orl Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 3 6, 714
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 4, 862
Abies alba Silver-Fir 2 35
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 2 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 5 2, 285
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 2, 840
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 6 11, 880
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 5, 730
Acinos suaveolens not available 2 1, 815
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 980
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 7 338, 550
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 2, 900
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 3, 543
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 3 1, 800
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 2 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 2 52