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Biological Activity Tranquilizer

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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
CAUDOSTROSIDE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-ISOASARONE not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
COIXOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CORYDALINE not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
CORYNANTHEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYOGENINE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DESERPIDINE 100-1,000 ug/man/day Martindale's 29th
DIDROVALTRATUM not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIVARICOSIDE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
DIVOSTROSIDE not available Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
DL-TETRAHYDROPALMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
GABA not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1 not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
HARMAN not available Duke, 1992 *
HARMANE not available Duke, 1992 *
HOBENOSIDES not available Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
HYPERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOPSORALEN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 265
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 3 172, 802
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 2 45, 000
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 2 110.80000001192093
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 1 0.10000000149011612
Elsholtzia densa not available 1 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 1 7.599999904632568
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 1 2.4000000953674316
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 2 84, 250
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 116, 200
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 2 13, 000
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 2 16, 280
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 3 46, 540.80000001192
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 2 33, 020
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 2 26, 761
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 2 2, 740
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 2 114, 300
Eryngium floridanum Florida Eryngium 1 20, 600
Eryngium foetidum Culantro; Cilantro; False Coriander; Shadow-Beni; Stinkweed; Stinkdistel (Ger.) 1 150
Erythrina berteroana Pito 1 6, 835