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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
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 4 940
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 5 1, 100
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 5 2, 756
Satureja glabella Smooth Savory 1 50
Satureja grandiflora French Savory 3 474
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 6 1, 600
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 8 129, 900
Satureja obovata Iberian Savory; Savory 5 25, 320.019999999553
Satureja odora Scented Pampa Savory 4 335
Satureja parvifolia Small-Leaf Pampa Savory 4 1, 342
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 6 325
Satureja thymbra Goat Oregano 5 849
Saussurea lappa Costus; Kuth 1 0
Schinus molle California Peppertree; Mastic-Tree; Peruvian Peppertree 2 0
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 3 16, 560
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 6, 780
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 5 300
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 1 4, 120
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 4 24, 360
Scutellaria galericulata Marsh Skullcap 4 13