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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
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 3 39, 000
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 24, 220
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 2 3, 220
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 2 1, 650
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 2 3, 620
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 2 19, 020
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 1, 310
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 2 16, 200
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 15, 810
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 2, 060
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 2 28, 755
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 3 6, 565
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 2 4, 148
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 4, 900
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 2 15, 500
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 15, 500
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 3 8, 912
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 2 16, 590
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 2, 240
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 3 19, 761