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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
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 2 46
Fraxinus rhynchophylla Chinese Ash 1 120
Fritillaria thunbergii Bei-Mu; Fritillary 1 100
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 2 32
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 1 0
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 1 92
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 1 780
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 40
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 1 520
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 74
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 1 910
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 800
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 3 26, 782
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 1 500
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 1 820
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 1 181
Glycine max Soybean 4 141, 176
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 352
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 1 840
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 104, 328