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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.
NANTENINE *
PYROGALLOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 3 225
Fragaria spp Strawberry 2 34
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 1 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 2 0
Glycine max Soybean 2 4
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 560
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 213, 630
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 2 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 59, 608
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 2 0
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 1 0
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 3 10, 000
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 1 0