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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
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 28
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 1 320
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 120
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 2 5, 492
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 1 285
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 200
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 620
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 768
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 2 662, 034
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 150
Peperomia pereskiifolia Perejil 1 45
Pereskia aculeata Barbados Gooseberry; Grosela Americana 1 624
Perideridia gairdneri Squaw Root 1 762
Perilla frutescens Perilla 2 3, 899
Persea americana Avocado 2 917
Persea schiedeana Palta De Monte; Wild Avocado; Wild Pear 1 90
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 2 36