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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
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 1, 760
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 2 76, 016
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 1 210
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 3, 400
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 1 16
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 1 280
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 660
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 50
Secale cereale Rye 2 10, 814
Sechium edule Chayote 1 359
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 1 252
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 2 23, 197
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 9, 464
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 2 72, 132
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 3 3, 914, 490
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 48
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 506
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 380
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 2 1, 400, 424
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 1 12, 860