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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
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 3 17, 984.00800000038
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 37
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 5 0
Echinacea pallida Echinacea; Pale-Flower Echinacea; Pale Purple-Coneflower 3 0
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 4 204
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 9 118
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 2 4, 280
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 30
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny Silver Berry 1 0
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 2 530
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 19
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 53
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 20 1, 827, 285
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 780
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 11 2, 267.599999964237
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 3 43.100000001490116
Elsholtzia densa not available 2 0
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 3 22.100000001490116
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 4 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 6 1, 106.1999999284744