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Biological Activity Sedative

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
LACTUCIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LACTUCOPICRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LAGOCHILIN 30 mg/man CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LAGOCHILIN-TETRAACETATE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
LICARIN-B 200 mg/kg ipr Jim Duke's personal files.
LIMONENE ED=1-32 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
LINALOOL 200 mg/kg ipr mus (1% as active as diazepam) Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL ED=1-32 mg/kg Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
LINALYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIRIODENINE not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
LYCORINE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
MALTOL 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
MARACUGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MARSILIN 400 mg/kg =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
MENTHONE not available Ortiz de Urbina, A.V., Martin*, M.L., Montero, M.J., Moran, A., and San Roman, L. 1988. Sedating and Antipyretic Activity of the Essential Oil of Calamintha sylvatica subsp. Ascendens. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 25: 165-171, 1989.
MENTHYL-VALERATE not available Merck 11th Edition
METHOXYANNOMONTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-PHTHALIDES not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
METHYSTICIN 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ruellia tuberosa not available 1 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 50
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 432
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 2 162.8000030517578
Ruta graveolens Rue 4 0
Salix alba White Willow 3 110, 099.09000000358
Salix sp. not available 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 7 2, 077.3000000044703
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 9 134.7000002861023
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 5 328.5
Salvia officinalis Sage 20 1, 016, 433
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 14 7, 952
Salvia sp. Chia 1 306
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 5 27, 040
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 5 2, 336
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 11 2, 550
Sambucus simpsonii Simpson's elderberry 1 0
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 2 0
Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet 1 0