Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Chemical GABA

Chemical ID
GABA
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=2,748 (ivn mus)

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Analeptic *
Anticephalagic *
Anticerebrotic Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antichoreic 1-32 g/man/day Martindale's 29th
Anticonvulsant 4,120 mg/kg ipr mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Antihypertensive 1,000-4,000 mg/man/day *
Antiinsomniac *
Antilethargic *
Antistress *
Antitinnitic *
Anxiolytic *
Cardiovascular 208 ivn dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Inhibitor 2,500 mg/kg scu mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Inhibitor 0.1 mg/kg ivn cat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
CNS-Inhibitor 100 mg/kg ivn dog Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Diuretic 1,500-4,000 mg/man/day *
Hypotensive 1,000-4,000 mg/day *
Neuroinhibitor *
Neurotoxic (to birds) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Achyranthes bidentata Root *
Ananas comosus Fruit 124.0 -0.8 *
Angelica sinensis Root Jim Duke's personal files.
Annona muricata Plant *
Annona squamosa Fruit *
Arachis hypogaea Plant *
Arctium lappa Root 25.0 -0.7 Wealth of India.
Artemisia dracunculus Shoot *
Astragalus membranaceus Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Beta vulgaris Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cocos nucifera Seed List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Cucurbita pepo Seed *
Dryopteris marginalis Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Hyoscyamus niger Leaf *
Hypericum perforatum Plant 700.0 *
Lycium barbarum Fruit Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Lycopersicon esculentum Fruit 220.0 480.0 -0.6 *
Mangifera indica Fruit *
Momordica charantia Fruit *
Morus alba Leaf *