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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
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ANTHOCYANOSIDE *
CHLOROPHYLL 25 mg/day/wmn/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
HYDROQUINONE *
IRON 100 mg/day/wmn/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
LINOLEIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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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 2 89, 910
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 284
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 49, 875
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 1 372, 700
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 250, 995
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 1 4, 425
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 250
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 180
Aconitum carmichaelii Aconite; Fu-Tsu 1 620
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 2, 100
Acrocomia totai Gru-Gru Nut; Mbocaya 1 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 1 1, 360
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 76
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 30
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 1 30
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 6, 415
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 2, 601