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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antilepric

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 1.5 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
ASIATICOSIDE *
CEPHARANTHINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHAULMOOGRIC-ACID Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
HYDNOCARPIC-ACID *
THYMOL Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
ZINC Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 37
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 3 14, 046
Juglans regia English Walnut 2 28, 082
Juncus effusus Rush 1 38
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 1, 200
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 317
Jussiaea repens Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon 1 80
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 5, 601
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 3, 658.7999954223633
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 3, 974
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 5, 504
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 2 1, 520
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 1 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 2 771
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 42
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 5, 796
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 6, 510
Licania platypus Sansapote 1 1, 005
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 1 48
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 1 120