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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
Plectranthus coleoides not available 2 335
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 65
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 0
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 2 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 2 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polygala tenuifolia Chinese Senega 1 960
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 4 30, 000
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 1 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 3 16, 150
Populus nigra Black Poplar 2 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Porophyllum ruderale Quilquinya 2 68
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 37, 400
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 8 14, 220
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 4 20, 065
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 6 648