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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name	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	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 *
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	Common Name	Chemical Count	Total Parts Per Million
Cajanus cajan	Pigeonpea	3	2, 522
Calamintha nepeta	Turkish Calamint	12	7, 777
Calathea macrosepala	Chufle	1	91
Calendula officinalis	Calendula; Pot-Marigold	4	0
Callicarpa americana	American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry	9	153.30000007152557
Calotropis sp.	Giant Milkweed	1	0
Camellia sinensis	Tea	18	694, 590
Cananga odorata	Cananga; Ylang-Ylang	9	0
Canarium indicum	Java-Olive; Manila Elemi	7	295, 000
Canavalia ensiformis	Jack Bean	1	128
Canna indica	Achira; Queensland Arrowroot	1	26
Cannabis sativa	Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp	6	5, 228
Capparis spinosa	Caper; Caperbush	1	0
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd's Purse	1	34
Capsicum annuum	Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika	15	13, 626
Capsicum frutescens	Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili	14	13, 992
Carica papaya	Papaya	8	1, 139
Carica pentagona	Babaco; Mountain papaya	1	290
Carthamus tinctorius	Safflower	5	83.5000001899898
Carum carvi	Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.)	15	14, 472, 196.000000015