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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
NORFLUOROCURARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PANACEN not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
PANAXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLETHYLAMINE not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
PICROTOXIN 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.
PICROTOXININ not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PLUMBAGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PYROCATECHOL 5 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.
RETICULINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
RHOSARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RHOSAVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SALIDROSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN not available Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
SECURININE not available Duke, 1992 *
SKIMMIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
STRYCHNINE not available Merck 11th Edition
TABERNANTHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEBAINE not available 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