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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
ARTEMISIC-ACID *
ASARININ Merck 10th Edition.
ASCORBIC-ACID Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
ASIATICOSIDE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ATHONIN *
ATOMARIC-ACID *
ATRACTYLENOLIDE-I Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLENOLIDE-II Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLENOLIDE-III Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ATRACTYLODIN *
ATRANORIN MIC=250 ug/ml *
AUCUBIGENIN Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
AUCUBIN *
AZULENE 500 ppm Valnet, J. 1982. The Practice of Aromatherapy. Translated from the 1980 French Edition by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston. Destiny Books, New York. 279 pp.
BAICALEIN Foster, S. and Yue, C-G. 1992. Herbal Emissaries-Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West. Healing Arts Press, Rochester VT. 356 pp.
BAKUCHINOL =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
BAKUCHIOL IC50=16->500 ug/ml *
BARBALOIN *
BAZZANENOL *
BELLIDIFOLIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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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