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Biological Activity Anxiolytic

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
ADENOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE not available Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
APIGENIN 10 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
APOMORPHINE 750 ug scu man Martindale's 29th
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 500-1,500 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAZEPAM 6-30 mg/man/day/orl Martindale's 29th
FLAVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
GABA not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
HESPERIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HONOKIOL 0.1-1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
HYPERICIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
KAWAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 500-750 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
MEDICARPIN not available Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
NABILONE not available Merck 11th Edition
PHOSPHORUS 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 5 98, 920
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 2 86, 325
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 3 58, 200
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 3 358, 960
Acacia nilotica Babul 3 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 4 60, 000
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 2 48, 600
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 2 196, 400
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 3 30, 740
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 8 62, 683.200000047684
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 4 77, 930
Acinos suaveolens not available 2 2, 016.6000480651855
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 3 6, 420
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 144, 840
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 3 106, 600
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 4 59, 600
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 5 40, 186.40000009537