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Biological Activity Sedative

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
(+)-BORNYL-ISOVALERATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-DICENTRINE LD50=187 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYLBUT-3-ENE-2-OL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
6-GINGEROL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
6-SHOGAOL not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ACYLSPINOSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
AKUAMMIDINE not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
ALPHA-PINENE not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL not available Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
AMYL-BUTYRATE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
AMYLASE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANEMONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ANGELICIN ED=20-80 Duke, 1992 *
ANISATIN 0.03 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ANNOMONTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 30-100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
ARECOLINE 1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 63
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 1 0
Actaea spicata European Baneberry 1 0
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 30
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 2 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 6 2, 692
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 4 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 7 234, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 5 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 4 295
Agastache nepetoides not available 3 184, 122
Agastache pallidiflora not available 2 0
Agastache rugosa not available 7 10
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 4 4, 180
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 14 8, 376
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 7 3, 110
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 2 0
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 4 364
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 1 0