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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
ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCARIDOLE not available Duke, 1992 *
ATHEROSPERMINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
BAICALIN not available Foster, S. and Yue, C-G. 1992. Herbal Emissaries-Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Healing Arts Press, Rochester VT. 356 pp.
BALDRINAL not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 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
BENZYL-ALCOHOL not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BERBERASTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHENYLETHANOL 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
BETA-RESERCYCLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
BORNYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BOSWELLIC-ACID 20-55 mg/kg ipr rat Duke, 1992 *
BRAHMINOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BRAHMOSIDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BULBOCAPNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Corylus americana American Filbert; American Hazel 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 2 270
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 5 0
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 4 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 4 0
Crescentia alata Jicaro 1 9
Crocus sativus Saffron 9 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 5 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 5 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 2 0
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 5 408
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 4 1, 088
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 1 5, 472
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 7 6, 665
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 2 1, 825
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 16 958, 452
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 6 106, 036
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 13 107, 202
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 1 0