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Biological Activity Neurotoxic

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
MORPHINE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
MYRISTICIN not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
NICOTINE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
PINOCAMPHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
PULEGONE not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 2-6 g/day for 2-24 mos Martindale's 29th
RESINIFERATOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SAFROLE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
THUJONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TYRAMINE 1 mg/kg ivn dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
VINCRISTINE not available Martindale's 29th
VINDESINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 2 1, 244
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 20
Mangifera indica Mango 2 6, 800
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 1 44, 775
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 1 465, 700
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 1 3, 910
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 1 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 2 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 2 1, 523.1000000014901
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 4 74, 880
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 3 37, 530
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 4 966, 160
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 6 107, 250
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 4 26, 155