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Biological Activity Antidiuretic

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
ACETYL-CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
AJMALICINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
CARVACROL not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
COUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSCORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES 126 mg/kg Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MORPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIFLORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SKIMMIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE not available Martindale's 28th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 3 80
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 585
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 12, 200
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zea mays Corn 3 216
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 9, 000