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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
Plectranthus coleoides not available 4 455
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 65
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 0
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 1 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 7 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 7 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 4 0
Polymnia edulis Andean Jicama 1 82
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 1 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Porophyllum ruderale Quilquinya 3 118
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 6, 958
Pourouma cecropiaefolia Tree Grape; Uvilla 1 33.400001525878906
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 260
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 2 804
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 120
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 30