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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
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 11 2, 772, 200
Origanum compactum 1 70
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 3 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 33 7, 172, 006
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 14 43, 599
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 23 170, 952.60000000894
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 14 65, 502.60000000894
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 12 159, 984.1000000015
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 51 24, 660, 416.10000013
Oryza sativa Rice 12 255, 300.89999997616
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 6, 852
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 2 27, 000
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 255
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 1, 845
Paeonia japonica 1 5, 000
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 9 135, 000
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 6 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 6 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 6 150, 000
Palaquium grande 1 7