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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
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 9 541, 474
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 2 0
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 4 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 11 1, 907, 918
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 0
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 1 120
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 156
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 4 1, 785
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 200
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 620
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 768
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 6 663, 768
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 1 0
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 1 3, 450
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 10 261.19999995827675
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 13 5, 288
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 6 12, 204
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 150
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 45