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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
Ophiopogon japonicus Mai-Men-Dong; Mai-Men-Tung 1 680
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 3, 471, 020
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 21, 950
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 3 37, 386
Oryza sativa Rice 2 11, 965
Oxalis tuberosa Oca; Papa Roja; Quiba 1 147
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 63, 800
Pachira macrocarpa Large-Fruited Provision Tree 1 40
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 2 55
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 235
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 1 240
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 1 360
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 3 560
Panax japonicus Japanese Ginseng 1 360
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 2 814
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 525
Papaver bracteatum Great Scarlet Poppy 1 383, 520
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 3 630, 344
Parthenium integrifolium Feverfew; American Feverfew; Wild Quinine; Missouri Snakeroot; Prairie-Dock 1 30
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 2 276, 028