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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
AESCIN *
ANISODAMINE *
COLCHICINE 500 ug/2x/man/day Martindale's 28th
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
GENTIANINE ivn man *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 130, 000
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 870
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 24, 600
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 16, 000
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 500
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 1 0
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 0