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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Antigallstone

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 1,000-3,000 mg/day *
PECTIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 1 14, 000
Pothomorphe sp. Santiago 1 0
Pourouma cecropiaefolia Tree Grape; Uvilla 1 110
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 3, 780
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 1 1, 475
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 2, 720
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 873
Prunus domestica Plum 2 40, 699
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 13
Prunus persica Peach 1 1, 127
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 830
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 1 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 2, 100
Psidium guajava Guava 2 34, 323
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 570
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 1, 026
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 346, 688
Pyrus communis Pear 2 40, 250