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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
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 500
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 8 5, 066
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 4 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 10 441
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 1 0
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 1 108
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 6 6, 335
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 14 356, 304
Gossypium sp Cotton 3 75, 116
Grindelia squarrosa Gumweed; Rosinweed 1 0
Guatteria scadens Cipo-Ira 1 50, 000
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 44
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 4 158
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 7 22, 878
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 6 846
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 10 876, 213.7999999523
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 4 3, 868
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Hedychium flavum Yellow Ginger Lily 3 740