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Biological Activity Myorelaxant

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
ISOPSORALEN not available Duke, 1992 *
KAWAIN IC50 20 mg/kg ivn mus Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
KAWAIN 60 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
KHELLIN not available Martindale's 28th
L-CURINE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGUSTILIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 50 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 100 mg 4 x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
MAGNOCURARINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MALINDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHOL not available Martindale's 29th
METETRADIN not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
METHYSTICIN 45 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
MITRAGYNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MITRAPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MORIN not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
MURICATIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Prunus domestica Plum 2 3, 400
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 3, 126
Prunus persica Peach 1 8, 880
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 3 30, 000
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 880
Psidium guajava Guava 6 28, 735
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 8, 907
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 3 14, 778
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 8, 400
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 1 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 2 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 1 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 3 21, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 7 102, 888
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 3 3, 690
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 3, 190
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 7 321, 056
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 2 5, 967
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 5 567