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Biological Activity Antispasmodic

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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
METHYSTICIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MIMOSINE 20-50 mg/L Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
MORIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MYRCENE not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MYRISTICIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
N-BUTYL-4,5-DIHYDROPHTHALIDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
NARINGENIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NEOMENTHOL ED50=0.033 mg/ml Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
NEOPINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NEPETRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 100 mg 2x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NIGELLONE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NORACRONYCIDINE 1 mg/L Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
NORNUCIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NUCIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NUPHARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEUROPEIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ONITIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 26 54, 990
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 19 390, 872.8000007719
Citrus sinensis Orange 24 91, 081.59000013769
Cleistocalyx fullageri not available 1 59, 488
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 1 0
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 9 564
Clitoria falcata not available 1 0
Clitoria ternatea not available 1 25
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 13 27, 803.099999904633
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 5 9, 600
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 2 12, 285
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.) 9 74, 154
Coffea arabica Coffee 6 75
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 6 15, 592
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 3 1, 456
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 12 437, 162.9000015259
Coleus forskohlii Forskohl's Coleus 1 4, 630
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 4 6