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Biological Activity Depressant

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
COCLAURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA not available Martindale's 29th
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
NICOTINAMIDE not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
NIMBIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 3.200000047683716
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 6.400000095367432
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 210
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 600
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 0.006000000052154064
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 3.200000047683716
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 2.299999952316284
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 4.599999904632568
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 6.599999904632568
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0.20000000298023224
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0.024000000208616257
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 2 2.400000035762787
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0.4020000060554594
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 0.03999999910593033
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 4.199999928474426