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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
Iris x germanica Orris 1 9, 930
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 4 37, 010
Juglans cinerea Butternut 6 29, 597.10000000149
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 11 78, 590.01999999955
Juglans regia English Walnut 12 46, 971
Juncus effusus Rush 3 9, 980
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 7 37, 380.40000000596
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 6 54, 560.3919999972
Jussiaea repens Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon 3 74, 380
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 2 138, 201
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 2 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 1 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 28, 800
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 6 164, 728.79999542236
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 11 163, 309.65799990296
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 7 97, 132.59999990463
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 3 35, 320
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 6 73, 563.79999995232
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 3 0
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 1 12, 000