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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
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 3 6, 430
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 3 82, 695
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 4 118, 398
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 3 4, 092
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 3 28, 930
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 3 4, 544
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 4 26, 040
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn; English Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 4 6, 510
Crescentia alata Jicaro 1 518
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 4 38, 466
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 4 18, 169
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 2 83, 072
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 3 5, 386
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 6 35, 010
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 4 8, 586
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 2 31, 138
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 3 26, 903