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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
BUTYL-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 500 mg Duke, 1992 *
CANNABIDIOLIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANNABINOL ED=200 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
CARPACIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVONE 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
CARYOPHYLLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHELIDONINE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL ED 1-32 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CITRAL 1 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL ED=1 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CITRONELLOL not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
CODEINE not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
COLUBRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COLUBRINOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CORYDINE not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
CORYNANTHEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN not available Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 20 723, 800
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 8 319
Artemisia pallens Davana 2 116
Artemisia salsoloides not available 9 111, 600
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 9 235
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 2 2, 845
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 15
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 5 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 7 537.876999925822
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 9 141, 601.98000007868
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 2 4, 418
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 4 0
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 2 8, 888
Avena sativa Oats 7 5, 119
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 1 104