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Biological Activity Stimulant

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
BULBOCAPNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
CAMPHOR not available R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
CATHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATHININE not available Duke, 1992 *
CELASTRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGITOXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ELATERIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
EPHEDRINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ETHYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
ISOCORYDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MORPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
N-COUMARIC-ALCOHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTACOSANOL 2.2 mg/kg orl gpg Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
ROSAVIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
STRYCHNINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 5, 760
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 0
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 120
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 57.20000076293945
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 2 0
Aralia cordata Udo 1 3
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 0
Argyreia nervosa Silver Morning Glory; Wood Rose 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 2 43, 600
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 20, 200