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Biological Activity Aphrodisiac

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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 Sort descending 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 8, 608
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 1 143, 000
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 1 87, 709
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 7, 910
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 3, 520
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 6, 035
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 1 0
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 1 34, 000
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 11, 910
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 6, 512
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 14, 920
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 3, 084
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 22, 950
Glycine max Soybean 1 30, 950
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 1, 680
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 164, 000
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 11, 627