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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
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 1 14, 000
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 5 402, 696
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 3 42, 600
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 4 799
Phyllanthus amarus not available 2 2, 243
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 3 252, 368
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 2 0
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 2 0
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 2, 150
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 2 3, 620
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 2, 510
Picea glauca White Spruce 1 0
Picea mariana Black Spruce 1 161
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 2 4, 750
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 1 50
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 6 129, 855
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 6 158, 640
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 8 61, 848
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 1, 420
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 1 2, 100