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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
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 2 20, 000
Eupatorium triplinerve Triplinerved eupatorium 1 480
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 2 15, 660
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 1, 140
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 48, 000
Feijoa sellowiana Brazillian Guava; Guava Brazilera 2 2, 462
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 2 1, 101, 100
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 4 293, 600
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 2 6, 790
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 4 142, 379
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 2 11, 080
Fragaria spp Strawberry 3 4, 445
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 2 32, 780
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 2 40, 670
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 2 1, 540
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 2 78, 140
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 1 1, 274
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 3 41, 280
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 2 2, 730