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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
ADENOSINE *
CALCIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
GABA *
GAMMA-AMINO-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC-ACID Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
GASTRODIN *
MAGNESIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MELATONIN 0.1-10 mg/man *
TRYPTOPHAN 1-3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
VALERIC-ACID 1.2-2.4 *
ZINC Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 66, 000
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 3 123, 282
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 3 19, 850
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa 3 36, 598
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 740, 040
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 1 5, 160
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 3 20, 952
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 3 21, 258
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 6 23, 126
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 5 17, 144.300000190735
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 3 21, 970
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 3 19, 376
Aloe spp. Aloe 3 5, 531.100000023842
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 3 12, 600
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 6, 597
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 26, 680
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 4 63, 786
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 53, 335
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 3 34, 712
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 3 24, 090