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Biological Activity Hallucinogenic

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
5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BUFOTENINE not available Merck 11th Edition
CANNABINOL 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.
CHANOCLAVINE-I not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CYTISINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIGOXIN not available Martindale's 29th
DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE not available Merck 11th Edition
ELEMICIN not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
EPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
ERGOTAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GIGANTINE not available Merck 11th Edition
HARMALINE 4 mg/kg orl man CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
HARMINE 4 mg/kg orl man CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
IBOGAINE not available Merck 11th Edition
LYSERGIC-ACID 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.
MYRISTICIN 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.
PULEGONE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
THUJONE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 150
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Acinos suaveolens not available 1 1, 022, 600
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 3, 900
Agastache pallidiflora not available 1 0
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 1 1, 138
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 8, 250
Anadenanthera colubrina Cohoba; Niopo 1 0
Anadenanthera peregrina Cohoba; Niopo 2 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 410, 440
Apium graveolens Celery 1 360
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 60, 618.39999961853
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 0
Banisteriopsis caapi Ayahuasca; Caapi; Yage; Soul Vine; Spirit Vine 2 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 1 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 1 2, 750
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 1 6, 120