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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
Sedative not available Duke, 1992 *
Tranquilizer not available Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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
Ananas comosus Fruit not available 124.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica sinensis Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Arachis hypogaea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia dracunculus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit not available 180.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 40.0 730.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Cucurbita pepo Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Dryopteris marginalis Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Fragaria spp Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Seed not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Humulus lupulus Fruit not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Lentinus edodes Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Momordica charantia Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Momordica charantia Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Panax ginseng Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Phoenix dactylifera Fruit 2660.0 3370.0 1.7 Abstract (See species file)
Prunus cerasus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Silybum marianum Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *