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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
(-)-GOSSYPOL 30 mg/kg rats *
ALOIN 62.5 mg/kg/day *
ARISTOLACTAM-N-B-D-GLUCOSIDE *
ARISTOLIC-ACID *
ARISTOLINDIQUINONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID *
ASIATICOSIDE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BENZOQUINONE *
BETA-SITOSTEROL Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
BRAHMINOSIDE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CHALEPENSIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CITRANTIN *
CORONARIDINE Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
DATURACTONE Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
EMBELIN 20-50 mg/kg *
FERUJOL *
FRAXINELLONE Pei-Gen, X., and Nai-Gong, W. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of anti-fertility drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 167-177, 1991.
GENISTEIN *
GOSSYPOL 30 mg/kg Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Nerium oleander Oleander 2 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 3 0
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 16, 090
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 4 25, 578
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 2 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 2, 180
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 3 2, 528
Olea europaea Olive 3 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 3 114
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 2, 721, 600
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 12, 680
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 4 10, 620
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0.8999999761581421
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 0