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Biological Activity Anticonvulsant

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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
ICACINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IMPERATORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPSORALEN not available Duke, 1992 *
JATAMANSONE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
KAWAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIDOCAINE not available Martindale's 29th
LINALOOL 200 mg/kg ipr mus Duke, 1992 *
LIQUIRITOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM not available Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
MAGNOLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MALTOL not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
MARSILIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MELATONIN 25 ug/gerbil/scu Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYSTICIN not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
MYRCENE not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYLPHTHALIDE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
NIACIN 3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
PAEONIFLORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIDZIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 5, 128
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 6 67, 320
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 430
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 4 10, 203
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 3 10, 000
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 790
Atractylodes ovata Bai-Zhu; Pai-Chu 1 1, 920
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 1 88
Avena sativa Oats 5 15, 029.10000038147
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 104
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 2 2, 506
Azadirachta indica Neem 2 11, 100
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 1 80
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 1 0
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 3
Barosma betulina Buchu 4 2, 210
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 70
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 6, 790
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 2 4, 972
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 5 256, 535