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Biological Activity CNS-Depressant

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
(+)-ISOLARICIRESINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-NORTRACHELOGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ETHYL-BETA-CARBOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLBUT-3-ENE-2-OL not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIMETHOXYTOLUENE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-SHOGAOL not available HerbalGram No. 17.
9-METHOXYELLIPTICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE not available Martindale's 29th
ACORIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRONYCIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AFFININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AFFINISINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AGARIC-ACID not available Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
AJMALICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN ED=20-80 Duke, 1992 *
ANISODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APOMORPHINE Antidote=Naloxone Martindale's 29th
ARECOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 2 6, 000
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 4, 862
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 2 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 2 0
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 2, 840
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 7 12, 150
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 5, 730
Acinos suaveolens not available 4 3, 819.6000480651855
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 980
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 9 332, 400
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 2, 900
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 3, 480
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 1, 770
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 3 0
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 9, 000
Agastache pallidiflora not available 1 0