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Biological Activity Cerebrostimulant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACETYL-CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARECOLINE 6.25 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
EPHEDRINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 2, 000
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 1 0
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 1 720
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 1 129
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus sp. not available 1 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 1 68
Daucus carota Carrot 1 0
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 235
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 7, 000
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 1 90, 400