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Biological Activity Aphrodisiac

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
ARGININE 3 g/day Duke, 1992 *
BUFOTENINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
CORYNANTHEDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYNANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ESTRONE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMALINE 5 mg/mus CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
HARMALOL 5 mg/mus CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
HARMINE 5 mg/mus CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
L-DOPA not available Martindale's 29th
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
TESTOSTERONE not available Martindale's 29th
YOHIMBINE 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 8, 450
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 197, 400
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Alchornea floribunda Niando 1 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 34, 444
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 30, 316
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 25, 350
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 156, 432
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 14, 556
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 17, 711
Anadenanthera colubrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Anadenanthera peregrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 1, 333
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 54, 712
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 4, 105