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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
Syzygium jambos Pomarrosa; Rose Apple 1 520
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 810
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 1 86
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 3 200
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 6 7, 000
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 6 5, 997, 750
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 3 6, 153
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 7 18, 737
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 4 1, 300
Taraxacum mongolicum Mongoloid Dandelion 1 4, 050
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 4 4, 070
Taxus baccata Common Yew 2 0.30000001192092896
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 2 940
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 2 20, 600
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 2 22.799999952316284
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 0
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 2 17, 453.199996948242
Terminalia pallida not available 1 0
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 1 6, 500