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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antiencephalopathic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALLITHIAMIN Martindale's 29th
ARGININE Martindale's 29th
GLYCINE Martindale's 29th
L-DOPA Martindale's 29th
LACTOSE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LEUCINE Martindale's 29th
ORNITHINE Martindale's 29th
THIAMIN Martindale's 29th
TYROSINE Martindale's 29th
VALINE Martindale's 29th
VITAMIN-B-1 Martindale's 29th
ZINC Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 6 203, 529.39999961853
Muntingia calabura Cereso; Jamaica cherry; Yumansa 1 8.700000286102295
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 2 9
Murraya sp None 7 8, 361.600000023842
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 7 17, 754.800000190735
Myrciaria cauliflora Jaboticaba 1 0.6000000238418579
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 3 10.200000286102295
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 2 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 2 235
Nardostachys chinensis Chinese Spikenard 1 22
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 7 251, 236
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 7 56, 952.5
Nepeta cataria Catnip 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 1 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 5 641, 000
Notopterygium incisum Qiang Huo 1 16
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 374
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 7 107, 406
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 6 49, 398
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 32