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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
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 8 29, 940
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 5 730
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 5 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 1 8
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 4 472
Micromeria croatica not available 4 2, 380
Micromeria dalmatica not available 1 35
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 6 7, 543
Micromeria juliana not available 3 215
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 4 3.299999937415123
Micromeria teneriffae not available 5 2, 800
Micromeria thymifolia not available 4 280
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 2 208
Minthostachys mollis Muna; Tipo 3 451
Mitragyna speciosa Kratum 2 86
Moldavica parviflora Small-Flowered Moldavica 1 160
Moldavica thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 3 164
Momordica charantia Bitter Melon; Sorosi 1 7, 600
Monarda citriodora Lemon Mint 6 19, 320