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Biological Activity CNS-Stimulant

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
(-)-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
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 4 42
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 1 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 2 500
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 6
Grindelia squarrosa Gumweed; Rosinweed 1 0
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 1 10
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 0
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 4 6, 938
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 1 214
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 4 1, 060
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 3 3, 006
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 6 676, 000
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 2 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 0
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 4 0