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Biological Activity Psychoactive

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
ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CYTISINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DRONABINOL not available Martindale's 29th
HYOSCYAMINE not available Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
MENTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
MESCALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYSTICIN 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.
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.
SCOPOLAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 14, 420
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 2 0
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0
Laburnum anagyroides Golden Chain Tree 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 1 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Latua pubiflora Latua 1 775
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 1 30
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Lophophora williamsii Peyote 1 0
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 2 3, 550
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 1 214.10000000149012
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 149, 040
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 1 4, 485
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 92, 320
Mentha sp Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 1 24, 500
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 10, 000