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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
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 264
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 75
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 22
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 82
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 170
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 1 22
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 3 934
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 34
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 624
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 1 0
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 1 10
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 20
Duboisia myoporoides Corkwood Tree; Pituri 1 3, 400
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 37
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 1 204
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 34
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 30
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 2 530
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 19