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Biological Activity Antiparkinsonian

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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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE not available Martindale's 28th
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
APOMORPHINE 5-6 mg scu man Martindale's 29th
APOMORPHINE 0.5-2 mg scu man Martindale's 28th
APOMORPHINE -1,400 mg orl man Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g 2-3x/day Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE not available Martindale's 29th
DOPA not available Duke, 1992 *
DOPAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMALINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HARMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYOSCYAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYOSCYAMINE-SULFATE not available Martindale's 28th
L-DOPA 250-8,000 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 1-5 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NIACIN 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
OCTACOSANOL 1-15 mg day Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 200-500 mg/day/man Martindale's 28th
PUERARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 50 mg day Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 4 4, 898
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 2 13, 942
Citrus limon Lemon 2 5, 585
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 23, 150
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 8 4, 438.0270000007
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 8 15, 724
Citrus sinensis Orange 8 9, 869.002000000095
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 3 36.5
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 5 45, 455
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 3 28, 406
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 8 43, 014.11999999732
Coffea arabica Coffee 3 70
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 192
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 1, 456
Colocasia esculenta Taro 6 45, 100
Commelina benghalensis Benghal dayflower 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 6 128, 061
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 6 22, 107
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 4 1, 580.3999999910593
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 5 7, 548