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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Antiphotophobic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-CAROTENE 30-300 mg/man/day Martindale's 29th
RIBOFLAVIN Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
VIT-B2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 25, 600
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 2 52.800000071525574
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 2 2.4000000059604645
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 3.899999976158142
Vigna mungo Black Gram 2 2.700000047683716
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 40.799999952316284
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 2 3.420000046491623
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 524.5999988913536
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 441.6000003814697
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 2 985.5
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 2 54.79999923706055
Zea mays Corn 2 11
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 13.099999904632568
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 2, 107.2000002861023
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 1.399999976158142