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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
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 2 2, 503
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 2 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 2 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 1 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 2 84, 400
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 2 0
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 1 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 2 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 80
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 20, 000
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 2 0