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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
Theobroma speciosum Macambo 2 715
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 0
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 0
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 1 0
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 2 29, 200
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 10 457, 800
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 4 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 2 31, 480
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 4 21, 065
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 4 62, 320
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 4 25, 375
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 9 389, 027.3680000454
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 11 166, 318.0000001192
Triticum aestivum Wheat 10 99, 111.89999997616
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 2 22, 950
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 2 10, 600
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 5 28, 883.69999998808
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 4 22, 950