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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
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 3 885
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 3, 600
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 4, 976.099999427795
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 2 5, 637
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 3 2, 580
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 1 129
Valerianella radicata 1 701
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 3, 882.0000000298023
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 504, 468
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 7, 665
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 130
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 58
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 448
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 3, 276
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 33, 601
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 7, 586
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 39, 056
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 57
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 529.5999999046326
Zea mays Corn 3 116