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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
Prunus persica Peach 4 18, 930.5
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 160
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 3 132, 816
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 4, 540
Psidium guajava Guava 4 2, 841
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 4 128, 796
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 3 42, 798
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 2 6, 050
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 3 12, 020
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 3 19, 414
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 3 6, 160
Pyrus communis Pear 3 2, 912.6000003814697
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 2, 500
Quercus alba White Oak 3 70, 024.40000009537
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 3 17, 732
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 3 33, 942
Quercus stellata Post Oak 3 37, 852
Quercus velutina Black Oak 3 29, 853
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 4 2, 492
Raphanus sativus Radish 4 49, 906