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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
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 2 3, 620
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 2 19, 020
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 1, 310
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 3 60, 600
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 3 16, 200
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 6 26, 818
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 3 2, 379
Artemisia salsoloides not available 2 7, 800
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 4 28, 755
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 2 3, 750
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 2 4, 148
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 4, 900
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 15, 500
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 15, 500
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 8, 376
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 3 18, 090
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 2, 240
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 2 15, 890