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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1-TULIPOSIDE-B List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
15-ALPHA-ACETOXYKAUREN-19-OIC-ACID 250 mM/ml *
16-HYDROXYPSEUDOJOLKINOLIDE Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL *
2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE *
2,7-DIHYDROXYCADALENE Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
2,7-DIMETHOXY-5-ISOPROPYL-3-METHYL-8,1-NAPTHALENE-CARBOLACTONE *
2-HYDROXY-5-ISOPROPYL-7-METHOXY-3-METHYL-8,1-NAPTHALENE-CARBOLACTONE *
3'-FORMYL-2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXY-5'-METHYLDIHYDROCHALCONE *
3'-O-METHYLBATATASIN-III Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID *
3,4-DIMETHOXYTOLUENE *
3,4-SECOTRACHYLOBANOIC-ACID MIC=25 ug/ml *
3,4-SECOTRITERPENE-ACID-20-EPI-KOETJAPIC-ACID MIC=3->6.25 ug/ml Muhammad, I., El Sayed, K. A., Mossa, J. S., Al-Said, M. S., El-Feraly, F. S., Clark, A. M., Hufford, C. D., Oh, S., Mayer, A. M. 2000. Bioactive 12- Oleanene Triterpene and Secotriterpene Acids from Maytenus undata. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 605-610.
3,5'-DIALLYL-2'-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBIPHENYL-ETHER *
3,5-BIS(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-4-METHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID MIC=1.25->50 nM Orjala, J., et al. 1993. Five New Prenylated p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derivatives with Antimicrobial and Molluscicidal Activity from Piper aduncum Leaves. Planta Medica, 59: 546.
3,5-DIMETHOXY-1,6-DIHYDROXYXANTHONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3-CARBOMETHOXY-1,8-DIHYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
3-METHOXY-1,8-DIHYDROXY-ANTHRQUINONE Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
3-O-METHYL-MANGOSTIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 97, 435
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 23 978, 298
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 118, 188
Cuphea carthagenensis 1 42.5
Cuphea epilobifolia 1 22
Cuphea infundibulum 1 22.299999237060547
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 23 587, 924
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 3 20, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 3 5, 840
Cuscuta europaea European dodder 1 60, 000
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 3 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 10 9, 870
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 2, 800
Cydonia oblonga Quince 7 960
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 19 58, 430.199999809265
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 9 14, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 5 33, 100
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 19 38, 652
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 10 31, 188
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 14 27, 792