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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
Oenanthe crocata Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 3 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 3 16, 000
Olea europaea Olive 3 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 3 1, 665
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 266, 786.39999961853
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 18 2, 176, 122
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 10 3, 539
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 15 12, 126.20000000298
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 11 39, 634
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 11 10, 705.20000000298
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 24 13, 735, 112.300000124
Oryza sativa Rice 3 65
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 75
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 40
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 28
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 1 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 16 4, 720