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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
COPPER 2-4 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE *
DIPHENYLAMINE 10 mg/kg orl rbt Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
EPICATECHIN 30 mg/kg rat *
FIBER *
FRUCTOSE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALEGINE Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
GINSENIN *
GLUCOMANNAN *
GYMNEMIC-ACID *
INULIN *
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN *
KHELLIN *
MAGNESIUM 400-800 mg/man/day *
MALTOSE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MANGANESE 3-5 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
MANGANESE 10-30 mg/man/day *
MANGIFERIN *
MANGIFERIN-7-O-BETA-GLUCOSIDE *
MERREMOSIDE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viscum album European Mistletoe 5 11, 033
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 280, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 21 373, 243.0799999237
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 4 0
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 6 724, 036.8000011444
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 7 450, 574.40000009537
Zea mays Corn 17 106, 659
Zingiber officinale Ginger 11 349, 048.19999849796
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 11 1, 630, 809
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 371