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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
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 128, 220
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 6, 635
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 3 1, 785, 960
Panax notoginseng Sanchi Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 3 61, 526
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 1 21, 650
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 1 42, 802
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 3 210
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 3 0
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 3 0
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 8, 954
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 0
Persea americana Avocado 1 2, 293
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 0
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 1 30, 780
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 2 799, 765
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 2 2, 090
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 1, 742
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0