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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
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 328
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 3 540
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 27
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 2, 007
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 2 420
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 3 210
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 2 3, 456
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 2 19.999999910593033
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 2 306
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 2 714
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 3 72.80000066757202
Secale cereale Rye 3 102
Sechium edule Chayote 3 436
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 2 257.6999999284744
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 2 113
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 1, 341
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 3 152.39999961853027
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 3 1, 405
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 2 52
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 2 528