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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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE Martindale's 28th
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL *
APOMORPHINE 5-6 mg scu man Martindale's 29th
APOMORPHINE 0.5-2 mg scu man Martindale's 28th
APOMORPHINE -1,400 mg orl man Martindale's 28th
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g 2-3x/day *
ATROPINE Martindale's 29th
DOPA *
DOPAMINE *
HARMALINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HARMINE *
HYOSCYAMINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYOSCYAMINE-SULFATE Martindale's 28th
L-DOPA 250-8,000 mg/man/day *
METHIONINE 1-5 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
NIACIN 100 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
OCTACOSANOL 1-15 mg day *
PHENYLALANINE 200-500 mg/day/man Martindale's 28th
PUERARIN *
PYRIDOXINE 50 mg day *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 7 39, 178
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 2 638
Aloe spp. Aloe 3 6, 326.299999952316
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 5 37, 004.59999990463
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 6 5, 745
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 6, 628.599999904633
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 6 40, 065
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 2 5, 116
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 2 358
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 2 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 8 38, 814.20000000298
Ananas comosus Pineapple 7 6, 811
Anastatica hierochuntica Jericho Rose 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 6 40, 874.02400000021
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 3 0
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 9 2, 696.400000035763
Anisodus tanguticus Zang Qie 3 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 2 775
Annona diversifolia Llama 2 215