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Biological Activity Hypertensive

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
HETERATISINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HORDENINE-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDRASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYDROXYTYRAMINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
ISATIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA not available Martindale's 29th
L-EPHEDRINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
L-NOREPINEPHRINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
L-SYNEPHRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LOBELINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAOKONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MORINGININE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
NORADRENALIN not available Martindale's 28th
PATULIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PELLETIERINE 1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOLACCATOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTOPINE <1 g/kg Duke, 1992 *
RUTAECARPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 2 1, 000
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 1, 687, 500
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 2 150
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 1 463
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 164
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 198
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 408
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 2 2, 754
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 170
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 295
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 4 60, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 55, 200
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 8, 280
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 18
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 1 211
Alchornea floribunda Niando 1 0