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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
PHENYLALANINE 50-4,000 mg/day/man Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLETHYLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PROSTALIDIN-A not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
PROSTALIDIN-B not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
PROSTALIDIN-C not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
PSORALEN IC50=15-62 uM Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 40-50 mg day Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 200 ug/day Duke, 1992 *
SEROTONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 1-3 g/3x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
XANTHONES not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE 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
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 4 66, 920
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 8 88, 032
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 4 95, 000
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 2, 800
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 4 17, 480
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 2 5, 825
Glycine max Soybean 12 108, 967
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 8 207, 064.40000000596
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 6 371, 931
Gossypium sp Cotton 4 4.699999928474426
Guazuma tomentosa not available 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 5 31, 504.599999904633
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 7 42, 823
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 8 159, 990
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 6 55, 885
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 3 1, 600
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 5 417, 519.3000020981