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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 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.
YANGONIN 45 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 2 4, 400
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 4, 500
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 2 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 6 197, 270
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 10, 000
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 5 7, 500
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 5 2, 134
Paullinia cupana Guarana 3 103, 900
Paullinia yoko Yoko 1 27, 300
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 2 14
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 5 3, 714
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 500
Perilla frutescens Perilla 6 624, 830
Persea americana Avocado 3 1, 740
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 1 2, 545
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 6 170, 393
Peumus boldus Boldo 7 41, 693
Phaseolus aborigineus not available 1 0
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 1, 865
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 1 1, 780