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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
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 4 2, 260
Secale cereale Rye 1 1, 740
Sechium edule Chayote 1 5, 785
Selenicereus grandiflorus Night-Blooming Cereus; Queen-of-the-Night 1 0
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 23, 310
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 3, 220
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 1 2, 880
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 3 7, 860
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 20, 410
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 0
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 5 1, 015
Sideritis germanicolpitana not available 3 1, 685
Sideritis mugronensis not available 4 1, 871
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 3 142
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 3 427
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 5, 320
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 3 16, 120
Simaba multiflora Cajurana 1 0
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 1 1, 410
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 3, 282