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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
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