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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
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 2 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 8 298, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 5 0
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 2 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 5 400
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 7 37, 071
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 8 4, 711
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 8 29, 844
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 10 30, 712
Pycnanthemum curvipes Curved Mountain Mint 3 2, 449
Pycnanthemum flexuosum Flexuose Mountain Mint 1 612
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 9 21, 964
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' Mountain Mint 9 34, 062
Pycnanthemum montanum Montane Mountain Mint 7 2, 968
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 8 54, 350
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 7 90, 510
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 12 67, 570
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 9 38, 750
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 11 33, 040