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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 Dosage Reference
VERANISATIN-A 0.1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
VERANISATIN-B 0.1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
VERANISATIN-C 0.1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
VINCAMINE 50-500 mg/man/day ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VISAMINE not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
VITAMIN-B not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
VITAMIN-B3 not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
WITHASOMNINE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
YANGONIN 45 mg/kg ipr Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 10 822
Apium graveolens Celery 32 5, 185, 179
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 1 0
Aquilaria agallocha Lignum Aloe 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 6 7, 176
Aralia cordata Udo 5 654.5
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 9 8, 514
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 3 933
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 1 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 2, 013.6000003814697
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 4 1, 250
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 5 90
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 3 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 250
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 2 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 18 158, 500
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 8 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 24, 000