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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
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 7 106, 618
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 5 105, 512.5
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 3 34, 340
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 3 41, 780
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 8 83, 127
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 2 3, 520
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 2 18, 500
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 2 6, 290
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 8 708, 469.0999999046
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 1 0
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 1 11, 200
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 3 105, 380
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 3 46, 870
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 2 6, 550
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 6 16, 778
Perilla frutescens Perilla 9 134, 386
Persea americana Avocado 12 34, 655.200000047684
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 2 3, 690
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 1 0
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 5 94, 895