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Biological Activity CNS-Stimulant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CAMPHOR not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHADINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHINE > Ephedrine Duke, 1992 *
CATHINE ca 1/10 amphetamine Duke, 1992 *
CATHINONE > Cathine Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 1/6 Caffeine Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE 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.
COCAINE 0.06 mg/kg ivn rat Duke, 1992 *
COCAINE 20 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.
COLCHICINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CONOPHARYNGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONARIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ELYMOCLAVINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EPHEDRINE 20 mg/dog 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.
GELSEMICINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GELSEMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTIANINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GERANIOL not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juniperus sabina Sabine 2 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 3 56
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 2 0
Latua pubiflora Latua 1 6, 875
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 6 5, 677, 200
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 4 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 5 22, 557
Lavandula sp Lavender 2 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 3 3, 435
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 5 6, 192
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 1 0.10000000149011612
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 2 1, 860
Levisticum officinale Lovage 7 110
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 2 641, 340