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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
MORPHINE not available Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
MYRISTICIN 300 mg/kg ipr Jim Duke's personal files.
N-BUTYL-4,5-DIHYDROPHTHALIDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
NARCOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPETALACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
NIACIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORISOCORYDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORMACUSINE-B 20-50 mus Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
P-ACETANISOLE LD50=1,720 mg/kg orl rat Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
P-ANISALDEHYDE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
P-CYMENE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
PAEONAL not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONOL not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
PASSIBIFLORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PATRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PATRINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
PERILLALDEHYDE 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
Heimia salicifolia Sinicuichi 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 15 36, 804
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 2 1, 875
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 4 2, 000
Heliotropium europaeum Heliotrope; Turnsole 1 0
Heliotropium indicus Indian Heliotrope 1 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 1 265
Hesperis matronalis Dame's Rocket; Sweet Rocket; Damask-Violet; Dame's-Violet 5 0
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Chinese hibiscus; Shoe-flower 1 120
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 9 1, 584
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 12, 000
Hippeastrum vittatum Barbados lily 2 0
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 6 8, 250
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 9 0
Humulus lupulus Hops 22 947
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 6 968.4899999499321
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 1 0
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 1 250
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 5 220, 062