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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
PHLORIZIN *
PHTHALIDE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
PICROTOXIN *
PIPERINE 50-400 mg/kg ipr *
PIPEROLIDE *
RESERPINE *
RUTIN Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
SAFROLE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SCOPOLAMINE 5 mg/kg ipr mus Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
SEROTONIN 50 mg/kg scu rat Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
SHIKIMIC-ACID Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
SKIMMIANINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 50 *
TOCOPHEROL *
TUBOCURARINE *
VISAMMINOL *
VITAMIN-B 3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
VITAMIN-B3 3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
XANTHOXYLETIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 120
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 4 10, 360
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 5 20, 143
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 8 689.3999996185303
Prunus domestica Plum 4 3, 496
Prunus dulcis Almond 4 3, 464
Prunus persica Peach 3 9, 048
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 98
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 30, 000
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 2 918
Psidium guajava Guava 6 27, 821
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 9, 114
Psoralea corylifolia Babchi; Black Dot; Malaya Tea 4 14, 778
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 8, 400
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 2 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 3 14, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 3 1, 700
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 3, 690
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 3, 190