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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
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 3 160, 750
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 2 6, 576
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 1 600, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 15 745, 275
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 4 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 9 300
Piper betel Betel Pepper 6 23, 948
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 9 282, 000
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 6 162, 426
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 22 985, 861.5
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 3 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 3 2, 959
Pisum sativum Pea 5 4, 738
Plantago major Common Plantain 5 65
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 2 0
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 1 36
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 2 60, 309
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 2 288
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 717, 000