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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 4 11, 388
Aloe spp. Aloe 4 8, 104
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 8 16, 208
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 17 5, 838
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 13 6, 144, 706.500000022
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 10 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 13 41, 182
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 5 86, 500
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 4 40, 392
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 8 23, 100
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 11 10, 000
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 8 83, 520
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 5 126, 560
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 4 31, 498
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 3 10, 440
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 3 18, 305
Amphicarpaea edgworthii not available 1 11
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 8 30, 040
Ananas comosus Pineapple 10 32, 646
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 3 0