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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
IRON *
THIAMIN *
ZINC 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cydonia oblonga Quince 2 53.89999997615814
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 2 1, 086
Cynanchum atratum Bai-Wei; Pai-Wei 2 2, 762
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 3 143
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 2 463
Cyphomandra betacea Tamarillo; Tree Tomato 2 128
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 2 184
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 3 73.20000004768372
Daucus carota Carrot 3 385
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 2 116
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 3 86.79999995231628
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 2 104
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 31
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 3 374.5
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 2 36.59999990463257
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 36
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 2, 377
Dipsacus fullonum 1 190
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 2 67
Durio zibethinus Durian 2 55