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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
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