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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity CNS-Active

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 45 mg/kg ipr mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
APOVINCAMINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BUFOTENINE 5 ipr rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CAFFEIC-ACID Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CALENDDULOSIDES Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CYNARIN Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
L-DOPA 50 ivn rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
LIQUIRITIGENIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LUTEIDINE 15-50 *
MESCALINE 30 mg/kg scu mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
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PYROGALLOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 2, 301
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 2 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 12
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 2 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 0
Citrus limon Lemon 1 35
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 1 51
Citrus sinensis Orange 1 50
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 2 0
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 1 0
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 0
Coffea arabica Coffee 2 80, 000
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 42.900001525878906
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock; Hemlock; Spotted Hemlock; Fool's Parsley; Carrot Fern; Spotted Parsley 2 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 2 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 1 0