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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
Citrus limon Lemon 2 3, 227
Citrus medica Citron 3 7, 804
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 28, 000
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 4 14, 542
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 4 9, 970
Citrus sinensis Orange 4 7, 383
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 3 12, 970
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 3 2, 576
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Chaya 1 21, 050
Coccinia grandis Ivy Gourd; Kundree; Tindora; Tindori; Pepasan; Little Gourd; Kanduri 1 39, 200
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 5 12, 036
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 21, 687
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 4 7, 168
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 1, 563
Colocasia esculenta Taro 4 29, 872.599999904633
Colubrina texensis Texas colubrina 1 32, 900
Commelina benghalensis Benghal dayflower 1 15, 215
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 2 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 3 19, 290
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 3 25, 720