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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
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
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 3 1, 275, 345
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 11 644, 222
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 4 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 11 1, 636, 134.5699999928
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 8 1, 755, 038
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 8 98, 576.59999990463
Vigna mungo Black Gram 6 736, 094
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 13 426, 850
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 2 489, 290
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 12 2, 075, 122
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 6 152, 440
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 3 40, 000
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 460, 000
Virola calophylla Parica 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 11 31, 825
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 4 289, 350
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 3 4, 340
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 22 844, 619.7999999523
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 3 0