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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
STARCH Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 1 0
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 1 0
Ipomoea purga Jalap 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 1 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 1 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 1 0
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 0
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 1 0
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 0
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Salix alba White Willow 1 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 0
Zea mays Corn 1 0
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 1 0
Krameria triandra Rhatany 1 0