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Chemical GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID

Chemical ID
GAMMAAMINOBUTYRICACID
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=2,748 (ivn mus)
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Analeptic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticephalagic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticerebrotic not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomnic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antilethargic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antistress not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitinnitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic not available Duke, 1992 *
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 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.
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.
Diuretic 1,500-4,000 mg/man/day Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 1,000-4,000 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
Neuroinhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
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 not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Solanum tuberosum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Trigonella foenum-graecum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Zingiber officinale Root not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.