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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 1-2 g/man/day *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE Martindale's 29th
ZINC 50 mg Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 2 5, 104
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 1 20
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 1 60
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 2 726
Cistanche salsa Broomrape; Cistanchis Herba; Jou Tsung Jung 1 39
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 1 122
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 2 102
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 2 4, 453
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 2 13, 926
Citrus limon Lemon 1 5, 566
Citrus medica Citron 1 14
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 23, 150
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 3, 884
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 7, 384
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 4, 084
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 2 30
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 16
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 1 12, 200
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 28, 406
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 678