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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
ALPHA-CAROTENE Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID *
CROCETIN 3 uM *
CURCUMIN *
FERULIC-ACID *
SOLASODINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 3 3, 000
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 3 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 14, 100
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 21, 900
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 11, 200
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Zea mays Corn 4 29.5
Zingiber officinale Ginger 3 0