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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
AURICULOSIDE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CALCIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
DICHOTOSIN *
DIFFUTIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAGNESIUM 400 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
TRYPTOPHAN 500-1,000 mg/meal Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 3 23, 038
Rubia cordifolia Madder 2 39, 670
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 2 3, 000
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 2 10, 230
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 2 36, 670
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 2 8, 900
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 2 92, 800
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 2 19, 180
Salix alba White Willow 2 19, 700
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 2 18, 030
Salvia officinalis Sage 2 13, 630
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 9, 760
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 2 15, 375
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 2 10, 545
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 39, 600
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 23, 429
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 2 51, 120
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 2 28, 580
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 1 1, 490
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 2 9, 460