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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
Rubus chamaemorus Cloudberry 3 3, 040
Rubus chingii Chinese Raspberry 3 10, 258
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 3 36, 744
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 3 8, 920
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 0
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 3 92, 800
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 3 19, 184.199999809265
Salix alba White Willow 3 19, 702.099999904633
Salvia miltiorrhiza Dan-Shen; Red Sage; Tan-Shen 3 18, 066
Salvia officinalis Sage 3 13, 635.900000095367
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 2 9, 760
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 3 15, 460
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 3 10, 572
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 3 39, 847
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 23, 429
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 3 51, 120
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 3 28, 636
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 1 1, 490
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 3 9, 486
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 4 52, 635