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

Biological Activity Antianorectic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALLITHIAMIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIAZEPAM 21 mg/kg orl mus *
DIAZEPAM 3.7 mg/kg orl 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.
MAGNESIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
THIAMIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VITAMIN-B-1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Citrus medica Citron 1 950
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 3, 306
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 2, 848
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 1, 082
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 2 1, 772.7000000476837
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 850
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 1 15
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 4, 626
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 2
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 5, 972.800000190735
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 1
Colocasia esculenta Taro 2 4, 512
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 7, 260
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 9, 680
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 1 2, 420
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 2 15, 632.400000572205
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 34, 569
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 830
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 2 15, 810