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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
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 1 1, 475
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 2, 720
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 50
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 783
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 880
Prunus domestica Plum 2 830
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 50
Prunus persica Peach 2 1, 195.5
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 830
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 816
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 2, 100
Psidium guajava Guava 2 18, 343
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 723
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 1, 026
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 30
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 24
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 5, 088
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 1 23, 348
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 1 377
Pyrus communis Pear 2 276.6000003814697