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Biological Activity Hypotensive

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN 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-METHOCHLORIDE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
BRAHMINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
BROMELAIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BUFOTENIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BULBOCAPNINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
CALCIUM 1 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CALLIGONINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CALPURNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANADINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANESCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARPAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CARPAINE-HCL 0.01-0.02 mg/man/day Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CASIMIDENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CASIMIROEDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CEVINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAKSINE 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