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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
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 10 32, 175
Nuytsia floribunda 1 17, 000
Nymphoides peltatum 1 0
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum; Black Tupelo 1 1.1600000262260437
Ocimum americanum 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 52 17, 678, 239.200000018
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 13 270
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 25 251, 286.40000000596
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 8 33, 600.20000000298
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 5 22, 380
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 4 7, 960
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 24 38, 233
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 4 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 3 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 16 479, 661
Olea europaea Olive 22 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 22 17, 340
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 3 0