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Biological Activity Hypnotic

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
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 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 1 2, 020
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 12, 000
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 2, 743
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 2 46
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 2 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 2 5, 481, 120
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 1 0
Oenanthe crocata Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 16, 000
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 6, 660
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 358, 130
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 7
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 1 70
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 1 3, 712, 200
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 2 0
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 2 0
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 1 0