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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
THEOBROMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VERBENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
VOACANGINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
VOACRISTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YOHIMBINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus sp Gum 1 0
Eucalyptus sparsa not available 4 7, 415
Eucalyptus stoatei not available 2 8, 823
Eucalyptus tereticornis not available 2 1, 274
Eucalyptus tetraptera not available 2 4, 917
Eucalyptus viridis not available 4 441
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 1 0
Eupatorium triplinerve Triplinerved eupatorium 1 480
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 0
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 2 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 7 13, 760
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 1 0
Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jessamine 3 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 90, 000
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 2 16, 000
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 500