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Biological Activity Myorelaxant

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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
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
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 2 0
Nardostachys chinensis Chinese Spikenard 1 2, 590
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 2 8, 400
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 3 3, 865
Nepeta cataria Catnip 5 2, 110
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 4 3, 138
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 2 21, 000
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 7 10, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 2 1, 000
Notopterygium incisum Qiang Huo 1 2, 980
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 27, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 16 3, 747, 189
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 4 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 8 29, 726
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 4 19, 830.20000000298
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 2, 800
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 240