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

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CALCIUM 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.
PYRIDOXINE 1.5-2 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cypripedium pubescens Ladyslipper 2 17, 890
Cyrtosperma chamissonis Swamp Taro 2 11, 845
Daucus carota Carrot 2 7, 690
Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium 2 7, 050
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 2 2, 234
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 2 5, 498
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 2, 192
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 2 4, 690
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 2 4, 690
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 1 2, 140
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 41, 478
Dipsacus fullonum 1 20, 900
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 2 20, 140
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 600
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 2 15, 450
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 2 19, 240
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 507
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 2 2, 080
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 1, 360
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 265