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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
CAFFEIC-ACID 50 uM *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC57=30 ppm *
CAFFEIC-ACID 1/3 quercetin *
CAFFEIC-ACID 1.3 x Vit. E *
CAFFEIC-ACID 1/2 BHA *
CAFFEINE *
CAFFEOYL-L-MALIC-ACID ED50=9.5 uM *
CAMPESTEROL IC37=10 uM *
CAMPESTERYL-FERULATE *
CAMPHENE Jim Duke's personal files.
CAPSAICIN *
CAPSAICINOL *
CAPSANTHIN Tucker, A. O. and Debaggio, T. 2000. The Big Book of Herbs. Interweave Press, Inc. Loveland, CO. 688 pp.
CARNOSIC-ACID IC50=0.81 uM *
CARNOSOL McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
CARNOSOLIC-ACID *
CARVACROL Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8.
CATALASE Jim Duke's personal files.
CATECHIN IC50=0.19 uM *
CATECHIN 2.4 x Vit. E *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Viscum album European Mistletoe 13 7, 659
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 6 393, 950
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 15 60, 368
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 75 1, 749, 074.4960072488
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 2 30, 000
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 10 1, 200
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 1 0
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 3 1, 019.4000005722046
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 2 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 6 584.7999992370605
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 2 90
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 2 0
Zea mays Corn 52 314, 039.4009997378
Zingiber officinale Ginger 47 363, 730.90099914174
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 10 1, 648, 783.200000286
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 4 331.39999997615814