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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
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 7 9, 180
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 7 19, 950
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 11 51, 330
Pyrus communis Pear 2 19, 706
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 62
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 2 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 2 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 3 1, 341
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 5 4, 150
Rauvolfia tetraphylla Four-Leaf Devilpepper; Pinque-Pinque 3 0
Rauvolfia vomitoria African Snakeroot 3 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 10 19, 728
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 31, 000
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 7 112
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 98
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 0
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 1 0