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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Serotoninergic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BUFOTENINE Martindale's 29th
IBOGAINE *
L-TETRAHYDROPALMATINE *
MELATONIN Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
MYRISTICIN 1,000 ppm orl Jim Duke's personal files.
NIACIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NICOTINE *
PIPERINE 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 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
VITAMIN-B3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 32, 113
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 4, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 1, 355.1999969482422
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 60
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zea mays Corn 3 1, 069.0010000000475
Zingiber officinale Ginger 3 1, 572.0010000000475
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 159
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 41