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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
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 1 23, 920
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 1 143, 200
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 22, 740
Pisum sativum Pea 1 33, 500
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 20, 800
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 3, 300
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Prunus domestica Plum 1 878
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 26, 098
Prunus persica Peach 1 1, 458
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 775
Psidium guajava Guava 1 1, 512
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 113, 808
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 47, 856
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 3 136
Pyrus communis Pear 1 432
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 0
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 2 0
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 1 0