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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
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 9 541, 474
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 2 0
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 4 0
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 11 1, 907, 918
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 0
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 1 120
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 156
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 4 1, 785
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 200
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 620
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 768
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 6 663, 768
Pausinystalia johimbe Yohimbe 1 0
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 1 3, 450
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 10 261.19999995827675
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 13 5, 288
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 6 12, 204
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 2 150
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 45