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Biological Activity Sedative

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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 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
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 7 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 4 600
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 6 0
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 6 0
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 2 1, 928
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 3 7, 400
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 15 21, 936.40000000596
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 1 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 13 10, 856.20000000298
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 11 313, 737
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 16 155, 193
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 16 1, 250, 898
Mentha sp Mint 2 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 25 1, 024, 050
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 21 20, 781.30000000447
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 10 16, 180
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 4 0
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 1 8