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Biological Activity CNS-Depressant

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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
KAWAIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUCOPICRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
MAGNESIUM not available Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
MAGNOFLORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
MAGNOLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MESCALINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
MESEMBRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METAXYLOHYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYSTICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
N-METHYL-CORIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NABILONE not available Martindale's 29th
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIFLORIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
PALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 1, 150
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 3, 320
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 3 3, 429
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 3 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 3 166
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 3 1, 650
Glycine max Soybean 5 3, 160
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 6 38, 612
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 2 15, 216
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 2, 120
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 3 10
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 2 10, 880
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 1 10
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 1, 030
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 5 630, 352
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 1 1, 800
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 2 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 2 715
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 1 0