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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
MYRCENE 100-200 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYL-O-METHYLSTRYCHNOSPLENDINE LDlo=75 mg/kg ivn mus Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYL-O-METHYLSTRYCHNOSPLENDINE ED50=10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
NARINGIN not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORSTEPHALAGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NOSCAPINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ONITIN not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIFLORIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
PAPAVERINE 100 uM Duke, 1992 *
PEIMUNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PROTOPINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PUERARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIDINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
QUININE-SULFATE not available Merck 11th Edition
RUTIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
SCHISANDRIN not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-88.
SCOPARONE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
SCOPOLETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 5, 960
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 2 26, 000
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 3 45, 520
Coleus forskohlii Forskohl's Coleus 1 4, 630
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 1 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 4, 490
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 3 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 2 277, 260
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 2 289, 680
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 3 92, 420
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 15, 600
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 11 571, 305
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 1 0
Coriaria thymifolia Ground Toot; Shanshi 1 0
Coridothymus capitatus Spanish Oregano 5 590.1000000014901
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0