Biological Activity Antispasmodic | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Dosage	Reference
P-COUMARIC-ACID	not available	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
PAEONIFLORIN	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PAPAVERINE	ED50=4.55 uM	Duke, 1992 *
PAPAVERINE	EC50=2.8-16 uM	Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PARTHENOLIDE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PATULETIN	not available	Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PATULIN	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PETASIN	14 x papaverine	Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PEUCENIDINE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCINOL	480 mg/day/orl man	Martindale's 29th
PHTHALIDE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLEMBLIN	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
PHYSOSTIGMINE-SALICYLATE	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PINENE	not available	Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
PIPERINE	not available	Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PIPERLONGUMINE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID	EC50=4.6-17 uM	Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PROTOPINE	not available	Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
PROXIMOL	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name	Common Name	Chemical Count	Total Parts Per Million
Cannabis sativa	Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp	5	96
Capparis spinosa	Caper; Caperbush	5	11, 470
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse	6	38, 924
Capsicum annuum	Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika	24	4, 076, 946
Capsicum frutescens	Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili	25	472, 104
Carica papaya	Papaya	11	46, 289
Carica pentagona	Babaco; Mountain papaya	2	8, 820
Carthamus tinctorius	Safflower	9	21, 143.70000019297
Carum carvi	Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)	22	7, 989, 470.500000007
Carya glabra	Pignut Hickory	2	42, 900
Carya illinoensis	Pecan	4	7, 252.300000190735
Carya ovata	Shagbark Hickory	2	42, 261
Casimiroa edulis	Matasano; White sapote	6	2, 846
Cassia tora	Sickle Senna	4	15, 880
Castanea dentata	American Chestnut	2	8, 947
Castanea mollisima	Chinese Chestnut	2	9, 755
Castanea sativa	European Chestnut	6	9, 350
Catalpa bignonioides	Indian bean	3	15, 000
Catalpa ovata	Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage	4	29, 920
Catha edulis	Khat	3	1, 758