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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
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 1 662, 000
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 2 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 3 16, 000
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 2 7, 816, 025
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 1 32
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 1 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 1 0
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 1 14, 283
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 1 3, 577
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 28, 836
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 1 5, 984
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 1 10, 336
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 1 84
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 1 840
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 1 40, 250
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 1 56, 000
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 34, 336
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 1 19, 747
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 2 13, 630