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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
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 5 504, 240
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 0
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain; Wild Hyssop; American Blue Vervain 1 0
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 8, 000
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 1 45
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 30
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 90
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 2 5, 140
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 1, 172, 800
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 2 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 1 0
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 2 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 1 0
Zea mays Corn 5 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 5 127, 175
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 0