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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
ASCORBIC-ACID 500-5,000 mg/day *
CALCIUM 1,000-1,500 mg/day *
ESTRIOL *
ESTROGENS Martindale's 29th
ESTRONE 0.7-2.8 mg/day/orl/wmn Martindale's 29th
HESPERIDIN-METHYL-CHALCONE 750-1,500 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
MAGNESIUM 500-750 mg/day *
SELENIUM 200 ug/day *
TRYPTOPHAN 6 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 4 23, 310
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 2 11, 103
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 39, 900
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 2 54, 800
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 3 67, 945
Acacia nilotica Babul 3 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 3 37, 500
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 36, 200
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 2 208, 725
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 15, 440
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 4 28, 727.200000047684
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 57, 930
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 2 6, 080
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 48, 840
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 3, 400
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 22, 400
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 4 15, 468.400000095367
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 3 10, 050
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 2 7, 070
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 171.1999969482422