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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
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 8 684
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 20 219.30999999307096
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 6 240
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 15 315.3479999945266
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 1 0
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 2 50, 000
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 25 2, 914, 686
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 1 7, 220
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 6 12, 200
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 5 475
Verbena officinalis Vervain 3 10, 000
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 6 765
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 4 132.20000004768372
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 4 10, 590
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 3, 318
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 3 2, 243
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 26
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 3 15, 974