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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
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 34, 686
Manilkara zapota Sapodilla 2 65, 125
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 6 430
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 19 202, 400
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 28 58, 815
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 1 0
Maytenus aquifolium 1 0
Maytenus canariensis 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 28 59, 890
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 15 2, 088, 851.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 5 9, 600
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 5, 010
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 14 0
Melaleuca leucadendron 1 420
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 6 8, 200
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 7 0
Melampyrum arvense 1 30
Melanoxylon brauna 1 250