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

Biological Activity Anorexic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
AMINOPHYLLINE Merck 10th Edition.
ARSENIC Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
BETA-SITOSTEROL Martindale's 28th
CATHINONE Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
COCAINE Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
D-NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE Merck 11th Edition
KHELLACLONE-DIESTER *
L-DOPA 50 mg/kg scu rat 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.
MONELLIN *
SELENIUM Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 2.5-5 *
THEOBROMINE Martindale's 28th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 3 520.3279999932274
Blechnum orientale Kuan Chung; Shield Fern 1 0.03999999910593033
Bletilla striata Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid 1 9.450000166893005
Boehmeria nivea Ramie 1 0
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 1 0
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 500
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 2 0.18000000086613
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 3 1, 200.0389999998733
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 3 2, 100.771000000648
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 2 3, 400.072000000626
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 3 0.3919999971985817
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 2 0.07200000039301813
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 3 4, 200
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 0.6200000047683716
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 2 0.6800000071525574
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 1 0
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 1 0
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 1 0
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0