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Biological Activity Serotoninergic

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 Dosage Reference
BUFOTENINE not available Martindale's 29th
IBOGAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-TETRAHYDROPALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MELATONIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
MYRISTICIN 1,000 ppm orl Jim Duke's personal files.
NIACIN not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NICOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
TRYPTOPHAN 6-12 g/day/orl/man Martindale's 28th
VITAMIN-B not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
VITAMIN-B3 not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 95
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 43
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 2 30.17800000309944
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco; Lobelia 1 66
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 1 240
Lupinus albus White Lupine 2 3, 249
Lupinus mutabilis Andean Lupine; Chocho; Tarhui 1 171
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 924
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 1, 256
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 0
Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss 1 0
Macadamia spp Macadamia 1 22
Malpighia glabra Acerola 1 47
Malus domestica Apple 3 131
Malva parviflora Cheeseweed 1 9
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 60
Mammea americana Mamey 1 50
Mangifera indica Mango 2 863
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 4, 452