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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
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 1 0
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 87, 000
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 35
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 1 4, 745
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 9, 304
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 2 21
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 0.18000000715255737
Secale cereale Rye 1 9, 130
Sechium edule Chayote 1 5, 430
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 10, 200
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 195, 000
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 18, 725
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 15, 118
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 6, 850
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 19, 239
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 1 0
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 3, 500
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 800
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 0