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Biological Activity Photoactive

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
ANGELICIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
DICTAMNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
FAGOPYRIN not available Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
HARMINE not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
HERNIARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 250
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 2 3, 615
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 1 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 210
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 2 34
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 1 0
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 10, 000
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 0
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 1 12, 900
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Ruta graveolens Rue 3 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 0
Skimmia japonica Japanese Skimmia 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 0