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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
HOBENOSIDES not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
HOMOBALDRINAL 100 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
HONOKIOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYDRASTINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
HYOSCYAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERFORIN not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
IMPERATORIN not available Buchbauer, G., Jirovetz*, L., Nikiforov, A., Remberg, G., Raverdino, V. 1989. Headspace-Analysis and Aroma Compounds of Austrian Hay-Blossoms (Flores Graminis, Graminis Flos) used in Aromatherapy. J. Ess. Oil Res., 2: 185-191, 1990.
ISOBORNEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCORYDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOEUGENOL 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
ISOPATRINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALERIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
JATAMANSONE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
JATRORRHIZINE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
JUGLONE not available Merck 11th Edition
JUJUBOGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
JUJUBOSIDES not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
KAWAIN 60 mg/kg ipr Duke, 1992 *
KESSOGLYCOL not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 0
Latua pubiflora Latua 1 1, 550
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 20 11, 136, 570
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 14 45, 750
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 21 33, 429
Lavandula sp Lavender 2 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 8 3, 524.5
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 16 13, 418
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 3 2, 896
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 2 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 4 115.10000000149012
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 5 231
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 9 1, 860
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 400
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 3 1, 092
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 95
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Levisticum officinale Lovage 20 2, 098
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 43