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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
Psidium guajava Guava 2 590
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 57, 924
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 3, 798
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 400
Pyrus communis Pear 1 6
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 62
Quercus alba White Oak 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 1, 250
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 90
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 1 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 1 17
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 1 12
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 25
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 13
Rivea corymbosa Snakeplant 1 0
Rollinia mucosa Biriba; Lancewood 1 44
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 204
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 1, 621
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 898