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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
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 4, 930
Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 4 3, 010
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 3 3, 440
Latua pubiflora Latua 1 6, 875
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 11 6, 362, 568
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 7 6, 750
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 5 13, 920
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 4 2, 850
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 5 3, 974
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 5 276, 116
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 1 2, 603
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 2 28.100000001490116
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 2 2
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 4 1, 190
Levisticum officinale Lovage 6 1, 675
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 2, 040
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 5, 100
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 4 642, 786.0000000298