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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
Carya illinoensis Pecan 1 9.300000190734863
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 2 56
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 1 957
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 1 874
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 2 485
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 148
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 5 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 3 12
Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 1 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 2 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 3 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 11 18, 904
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 9 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 3 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 6 2, 532
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 6 54, 480