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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
Catha edulis Khat 3 4, 528
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 1 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 4 5, 265.5
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 9, 400
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 2 14, 990
Cenchrus biflorus Two-Flowered Sandspur 1 1, 595
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 4 39, 942
Cephaelis ipecacuanha Ipecac; Raicilla 1 0
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 2 6, 580
Chamaelirium luteum False Unicorn; Devil's Bit; Starwort 1 666.5999908447266
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 5 29, 727.60000014305
Chamissoa altissima Guanique 2 1, 540
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 4 49, 036
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 3 44, 370
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 4 38, 605
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 5, 300
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 4 30, 298
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 4 17, 108