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Biological Activity Vasoactive

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
ANTHOCYANINS not available Duke, 1992 *
SEROTONIN not available Merck 11th Edition
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 60
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 1 0
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 0
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 0
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 220, 000
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 12, 000
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 304
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 399
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri Mala madre 1 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 10, 000
Malva sylvestris High Mallow 1 70, 000
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 1 0
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 1 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 1 286
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 1 4, 500
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 0