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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
SEDANENOLIDE not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
SERPENTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SHOGAOL not available Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
SINOMENINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SKIMMIANINE not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
SOLANINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SOMNIFERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SPINOSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
STIGMASTEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
SWERTISIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROPALMATINE 100-200 mg/man Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 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.
TIGLOIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICHOTOMINE not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
TRYPTOPHAN 3-10 g/man/day Duke, 1992 *
VALEPOTRIATES not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VALERENIC-ACID not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VALERENONE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VALERIC-ACID 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
Datura metel Hindu Datura 3 16, 650
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 3 6, 590
Daucus carota Carrot 24 29, 746
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 4, 350
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 4 186.9999998807907
Dictamnus hispanicus not available 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 2 0
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 34
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 624
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 0
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 2 110
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 20
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 0
Dipsacus fullonum not available 1 0
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 2 70, 000
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 2 0
Dracocephalum parviflora Small-Flowered Moldavica 1 50
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 7 752
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 2 0
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 2 0