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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
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 2 136, 000
Feijoa sellowiana Brazillian Guava; Guava Brazilera 4 26, 712
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 9 519, 312
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 2 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 3 21, 290
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 11 293, 340
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 4 30, 200
Fragaria spp Strawberry 10 39, 107.202000003075
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 5 40, 742.200000047684
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 3 46, 750
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 3 13, 500
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 5 120, 859.40000009537
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 1 0
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 3 18, 904
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 3 133, 080
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 3 15, 630
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 1 0
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 4 84, 640
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 6 39, 669.59999990463
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 3 17, 620