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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
SEROTONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SKIMMIANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRANDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
THEOPHYLLINE 100 uM Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL not available J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
TIGLOIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TUBOCURARINE 10-30 mg/ivn/man Martindale's 29th
USARMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
VERTICILLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
VOBTUSINE 10-50 mg/L Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
XANTHOXYLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
YANGONIN 45 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
YANGONIN IC50 5 mg/kg ivn mus Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ajuga iva Ivy Bugle 1 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 840
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 1 1, 090
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 3 6, 960
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 2 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 3 30, 460
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 5 3, 483
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 6, 875
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 1, 750
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 930
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 1, 860
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 7 4, 207
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 6 6, 027, 226.200000018
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 10, 360
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 6, 616
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 0
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 3 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 2 10, 000
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 3 64, 320