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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
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 4 11, 377.380000770092
Secale cereale Rye 4 4, 200
Sechium edule Chayote 5 22, 553
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 3 102, 215.69999992847
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 4 12, 066
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 3 10, 371
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 3 17, 150.39999961853
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 4 108, 955
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 2, 460
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 47, 070
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 3 27, 554
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 3 41, 973.199999809265
Simmondsia chinensis Jojoba 3 1, 798
Sinapis alba White Mustard 4 14, 821
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 3 15, 775
Smilax officinalis Sarsaparilla 3 4, 652.599999904633
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 3 4, 652.599999904633
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 5 54, 419.20000076294
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 14, 400
Solanum quitoensis Naranjillo 1 975