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Biological Activity Hypnotic

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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
ACETOPHENONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANEMONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ERYTHROIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BOLDINE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CORYDALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYDINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
COUMARIN not available Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990.
ETHANOL Antidote=Naloxone Martindale's 29th
GALANTHAMINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
GASTRODIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LYCORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
MELATONIN 0.1-0.3 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PELLOTINE 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.
SCOPOLAMINE not available Martindale's 28th
SOMNIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SPINOSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SWERTISIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TETRAHYDROPALMATINE 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
Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 410, 440
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 3 30
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 2 585
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 245
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 2 750
Apium graveolens Celery 4 17, 115
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 6, 642
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 900
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 2 0
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 0
Artemisia pallens Davana 1 0
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 2, 815
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 536
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 2 28, 200
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 1 3, 871