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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
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 1 410
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 100
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 1 1, 880
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 2 9, 110
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 1 250
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 3 10, 200
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 4 1, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 9 8, 020
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 2, 060
Artemisia salsoloides 1 7, 000
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 5 2, 935
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 2 1, 005
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 2 1, 395
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 2, 600
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 3 2, 600