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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
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE *
AMELLIN ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ANTHOCYANINS *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g 3x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
CAFFEINE *
CALCIUM *
CHROMIUM 200-1,000 ug Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
CONJUGATED-LINOLEIC-ACID Newman, R. A., Lansky, E. P., with Block, M. L. 2007. Pomegranate - The Most Medicinal Fruit. Basic Health Publications, Laguna Beach, CA. 120 pp.
CYANIDIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE *
FIBER *
GAMMA-LINOLENIC-ACID *
GYMNEMIC-ACID *
ISOBOLDINE *
LIMONENE *
OPC *
OPCS *
PECTIN Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
TANNIC-ACID (Antinutrient) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
ZINC 30 mg/day Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 6 536, 951.0999994278
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 4 234, 434
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 5 1, 500, 729.4400000572
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 4 447, 892
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 4 582, 895
Brassica pekinensis Chinese Cabbage 3 16, 880.314999997616
Brassica rapa Turnip; Seven-Top Turnip; Rapini 5 1, 473, 607.9499999546
Bromelia pinguin Wild Pineapple 3 109, 230
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 3 159, 124
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 2 26, 923
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 4 21, 200
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 1 720
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 3 291, 390
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 4 966, 376
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 1 665
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 3 198, 310
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 2 67, 000
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 1 12
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 9 443, 386