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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
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 5 42, 475
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 481, 800
Mentha sp Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 5 89, 900
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 5 23, 132
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 2 5, 080
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 3 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 2 42
Micromeria croatica not available 2 2, 380
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 4 4, 488
Micromeria juliana not available 2 175
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 3 2.7000000402331352
Micromeria teneriffae not available 2 1, 600
Micromeria thymifolia not available 3 80
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 1 48
Minthostachys mollis Muna; Tipo 1 430
Mitragyna speciosa Kratum 1 86
Moldavica thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 1 134
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 0
Monarda citriodora Lemon Mint 1 674