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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
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 80
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 1, 456
Colocasia esculenta Taro 2 4, 022.5999999046326
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 1 1, 800
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 1 2, 400
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 1 600
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 12, 240
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 21, 786
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 12
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 2 305
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 1 14
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 2 7, 540
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 1, 885
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 2 26, 406
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 1 157
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 1 54
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 2 7, 044
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 2 2, 381
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 2 268
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 2 633