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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
HISTIDINE *
KHELLIN *
LINOLEIC-ACID *
RUSCOSIDE-A Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RUSCOSIDE-B Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SILICON Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
THEOBROMINE-MAGNESIUM-OLEATE 200-400 mg/3x/day/man Martindale's 28th
TOCOPHEROL *
VITAMIN-E *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 2 75, 250
Murraya sp None 2 1, 843
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 4 8, 760
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 30, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 16, 000
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 2 14, 611
Nepeta cataria Catnip 2 180, 000
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 2 70, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 4, 048, 795
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 2 444, 210
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 204, 910
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 1 102, 455
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 2 1, 688, 747
Olea europaea Olive 1 28, 000
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 3, 470, 370
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 20, 000
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 1 6, 786