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Biological Activity Antistress

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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
GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
MAGNESIUM 500-750 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
PAEONOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PEDICELLANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PEDICELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RESERPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SITOINDOSIDE-IX 50-200/kg mg orl rat Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SITOINDOSIDE-X 50-200/kg mg orl rat Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SITOINDOSIDES not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
SYRINGARESINOL-BISGLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGARESINOL-DI-O-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 3 21, 600
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 2 11, 103
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 39, 900
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 2 54, 800
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 3 68, 925
Acacia nilotica Babul 4 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 3 37, 500
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 36, 200
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 2 208, 725
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 15, 440
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 5 28, 724
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 3 57, 930
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 23.299999237060547
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 2 6, 080
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 4 52, 740
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 3, 400
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 22, 400
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 4 15, 466.800000190735
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 4 10, 056