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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
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 13 45, 258
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 8 59, 055
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 2 1, 334
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 2 9, 300
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 9 1, 485.7000000029802
Sideritis germanicolpitana not available 7 1, 960
Sideritis mugronensis not available 9 4, 122
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 8 1, 833
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 9 987
Sideritis sp not available 1 0
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 2 46, 120
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 9 49, 720
Simaba multiflora Cajurana 1 0
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 2 8, 020
Sinapis alba White Mustard 4 12, 496
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 3 5, 920
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 10 18, 860
Skimmia japonica Japanese Skimmia 1 0
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 4 11, 200