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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
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 3 20, 157
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern; Marginal Fern 1 0
Durio zibethinus Durian 1 600
Echinacea purpurea Echinacea; Eastern Purple-Coneflower; Purple-Coneflower 3 15, 465.299999713898
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 3 19, 250.199999809265
Elaeagnus commutata Silver Berry 1 507
Elaeagnus umbellatus Russian Olive 4 2, 585
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 1 1, 360
Eleocharis dulcis Water chestnut 1 265
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 2 5, 830
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 3 45, 020.999999046326
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 3 84, 250
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 116, 200
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 13, 004.199999809265
Ephedra spp Ma-Huang 3 16, 288
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 3 46, 540
Equisetum hyemale Horsetail; Scouring Rush 3 33, 040
Eriobotrya japonica Loquat 3 26, 789
Eriocaulon sp Oriental Pipewort 3 2, 761
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 3 114, 315.30000042915