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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
Carya illinoensis Pecan 3 1, 799
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 3 57, 283
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 1 910
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 3 43, 011
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 4 2, 814
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 4 2, 778
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 4 1, 727
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 3 9, 742
Catha edulis Khat 1 2, 900
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 1 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 3 5, 190
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 9, 400
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 3 15, 029
Cenchrus biflorus Two-Flowered Sandspur 1 1, 595
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 3 38, 193.60000038147
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 3 6, 622
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 3 28, 920
Chamissoa altissima Guanique 3 1, 576
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 4 42, 165
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 42, 000