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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Dosage	Reference
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE	not available	Martindale's 28th
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN	25 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ALLOPURINOL	not available	Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID	2,000 mg/day	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
ELEMICIN	ihl	Jim Duke's personal files.
FOLACIN	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
FOLIC-ACID	800 ug/day	Duke, 1992 *
GLAZIOVINE	not available	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GLUTAMINE	not available	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
HYPERICIN	not available	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	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN	not available	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	not available	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	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MAGNESIUM	not available	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MELATONIN	not available	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
MYRISTICIN	not available	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
Benincasa hispida	Waxgourd	5	45, 455
Berberis vulgaris	Barberry	7	53, 606.800000190735
Bertholletia excelsa	Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut	8	90, 208
Beta vulgaris	Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet	11	587, 166.4080000957
Bixa orellana	Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato	4	68, 400
Blechnum orientale	Kuan Chung; Shield Fern	3	34, 020
Bletilla striata	Hyacinth Orchid; Chinese Ground Orchid; Hyacinth Bletilla; Dai Chi (Chin.); Shiran (Jap.); Bletilla; Hardy Orchid	3	95, 690
Blighia sapida	Akee; Seso Vegetal	2	15, 030
Boehmeria nivea	Ramie	3	91, 915
Borago officinalis	Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort	6	368, 780
Brassica chinensis	Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage	6	838, 236
Brassica juncea	Mustard Greens	2	9, 402
Brassica napus var. napobrassica	Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip	8	177, 516.15000000154
Brassica nigra	Black Mustard	7	66, 262
Brassica oleracea	Kohlrabi	7	56, 018
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l.	Cauliflower	10	194, 313.4389996184
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l.	Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage	12	234, 023.3489999324
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera	Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout	10	99, 866.07200000063
Brassica oleracea var. italica	Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese	10	936, 819.5119969472
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l.	Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale	7	201, 048