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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
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 50
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 432
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 162.8000030517578
Salix alba White Willow 1 99
Salvia officinalis Sage 1 62
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 2, 336
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 35
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 0
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 45
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 1 0
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 1 31
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 21
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 2 70.18000000715256
Secale cereale Rye 2 1, 841
Sechium edule Chayote 2 1, 895
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 221.70000457763672
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 180
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 1 150
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 2 25, 130
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 64