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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
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 1 1, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 1 66
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 2 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 1 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 1, 200
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 7, 400
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 20, 400
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 1 0
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 0.20000000298023224
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 1 30
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 1 102
Micromeria juliana not available 1 1, 900