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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
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 2 23, 191
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 0
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 2 3, 969
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 3 4, 023.8699989318848
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 3 1, 154.019999999553
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 4 6, 768
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 6 5, 173.799999713898
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 4 5, 480
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 4 25, 648
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 2 10, 560
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 2 16, 695
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 1 11
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 3 26, 638
Bromelia pinguin Wild Pineapple 1 57
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 100
Brugmansia amesianum Culebra 1 0
Bryonia alba White Bryony 2 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 3 19
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 6 142, 320
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 1 23