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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
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 741
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 875
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 2 2, 855
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 3 208, 070
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 3 35, 790
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 3 53, 685
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 4 13, 804
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 3 9, 420
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 4 26, 228
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 2 25, 400
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 4 69, 358
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 3 54, 518.50000023842
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 1 3, 980
Passiflora foetida Granadilla Cimarrona; Stinking Granadilla 1 2, 220
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 3 22, 827
Passiflora ligularis Granadilla; Sweet Granadilla 1 1, 620
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit; Granadilla De Guineo 1 1, 000
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 2, 915
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 3 5, 695
Peganum harmala Harmel; Syrian Rue 1 11, 200