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Biological Activity Hypotensive

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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 Dosage Reference
MAHUANNIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
MAHUANNIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
MALOUPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MATRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MENADIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
MENISPERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHOTHALISTYLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MONOCROTALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MONTANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MORACENIN-C not available Duke, 1992 *
MORACENIN-D not available Duke, 1992 *
MULBERROFURAN-C not available Duke, 1992 *
MULBERROFURAN-F not available Duke, 1992 *
MULBERROFURAN-G not available Duke, 1992 *
MURICATIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
N,N-DIMETHYLCURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
N,N-DIMETHYLTETRANDRINE-IODIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 15 2, 199, 145.5000000075
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory 6 84, 706.60000002384
Carya illinoensis Pecan 8 32, 062.310000011697
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 6 77, 048.3100000713
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 7 195, 448
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 5 254, 711
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 6 44, 531
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 6 40, 906
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 7 226, 173
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 1 15, 000
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 4 35, 742
Catha edulis Khat 3 31, 510
Catharanthus lanceus Lanceleaf Periwinkle 1 0
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 12 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 9 124, 492.70000004768
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 4 401, 400
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 4 35, 629
Cenchrus biflorus Two-Flowered Sandspur 2 347, 595
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 4 0