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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
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 2 17, 800
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 540
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 3 33, 340
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 3 15, 040
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 4 39, 268
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 2 22, 300
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 4 12, 370
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac 2 120, 360
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 2 29, 480
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 1 19, 200
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 4 16, 478
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 4 12, 736
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 4 7, 471
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 26, 700
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 2 34, 000
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 2 5, 000