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Biological Activity Neurotransmitter

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
ACETYL-CHOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DOPAMINE not available Martindale's 29th
GABA not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM not available Duke, 1992 *
NORADRENALIN not available Martindale's 28th
SEROTONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 1 1, 090
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 1, 215
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 2 1, 980
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 1 520
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 1, 654
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 740
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 792
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 1, 630
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 1, 630
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 1 10, 400
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 4, 140
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 2 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 5, 580
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 3, 720
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 1 1, 010
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 1 235
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 25, 000