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Biological Activity CNS-Stimulant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(-)-IBOGAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALGINOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALSTOVENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICOTOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANHALODINE 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.
ANISODAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APIOLE #NAME? Duke, 1992 *
APOMORPHINE 10 mg/kg ivn cat 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.
ARECOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE not available Martindale's 29th
BETA-INDOLETHYLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-3-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 60-600 mg/kg ipr/mus Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BRUCINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAFFEINE 100 orl mus Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE 30 orl rat Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 1 7, 560
Abies spectabilis not available 1 290
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 7 9, 670
Achillea moschata Iva 1 1, 854
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 2 6
Acinos suaveolens not available 4 38
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 2 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 4 600
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 0
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 3 4, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 3 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 500
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 0