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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
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 40
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 33, 863
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 3 51, 640
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 3 714
Viscum album European Mistletoe 3 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 4, 050
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 9 1, 219, 390.7999999076
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 15 6, 394, 955.199996948
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 4 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 3 13, 000
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 60
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 7.700000166893005
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 6 90
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 3 19
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 1 0
Zea mays Corn 19 9, 279.699999988079
Zingiber officinale Ginger 31 757, 000
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 4 9, 159
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 41