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Biological Activity Antidepressant

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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE not available Martindale's 28th
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 25 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ALLOPURINOL not available Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID 2,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
ELEMICIN ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
FOLACIN not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
FOLIC-ACID 800 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
GLAZIOVINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUTAMINE not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
HYPERICIN 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.
IBOGAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN 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.
LIQUIRITIGENIN 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.
LITHIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MAGNESIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
MYRISTICIN not available Jim Duke's personal files.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Salvia officinalis Sage 8 148, 710
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 1 34, 000
Salvia sp. Chia 1 306
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 7 82, 232
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 7 188, 400
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 1 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 2 0
Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet 1 0
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 3 95, 400
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 5 73, 940
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 3 60, 978
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 2 24, 000
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 1 0
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Peppertree 1 0
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 5 119, 056.19999992847
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 3 49, 780
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 2 9, 680
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 1 0
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 3 38, 460