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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
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 2 42, 980
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 3 2, 790
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 3 2, 761
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 3 1, 717
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 2 9, 700
Catha edulis Khat 1 2, 900
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 2 5, 190
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 9, 400
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 2 14, 990
Cenchrus biflorus Two-Flowered Sandspur 1 1, 595
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 2 38, 180
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 2 6, 580
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 2 28, 920
Chamissoa altissima Guanique 2 1, 540
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 3 42, 141
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 42, 000
Chondrus crispus Irish Moss 2 38, 420
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 5, 300
Chrysanthemum coronarium Garland Chrysanthemum 2 19, 500
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 2 16, 420