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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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE Martindale's 28th
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN 25 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ALLOPURINOL Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID 2,000 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE *
CAFFEIC-ACID *
CALCIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
ELEMICIN ihl Jim Duke's personal files.
FOLACIN Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
FOLIC-ACID 800 ug/day *
GLAZIOVINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUTAMINE Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
HYPERICIN 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.
IBOGAINE *
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN 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.
LIQUIRITIGENIN 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.
LITHIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MAGNESIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MELATONIN Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
MYRISTICIN Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eryngium creticus Cretan culantro 1 3, 715
Eryngium floridanum Florida Eryngium 2 22, 558
Erythrina berteroana Pito 2 9, 175
Erythrina fusca Coral Bean; Gallito 2 7, 720
Erythroxylum coca Coca 5 27, 315
Erythroxylum novogranatense Coca 3 51, 600
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 1 0
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 2 0.9000000357627869
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 4 55, 350
Eugenia brasiliensis Brazil Cherry; Grumichama 2 8, 020
Eugenia floribunda Black rumberry; Camu-camu arbol; Camu-camu negro 2 6, 750
Eugenia uniflora Pitanga; Surinam Cherry 2 5, 510
Euodia rutaecarpa Wou Chou Yu 3 31, 150
Eupatorium odoratum Jack na bush 1 3, 200
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 6 30, 001
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 3 443
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 1 0
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 7 46, 227.5
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 8 12, 755.20000000298