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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE *
10-METHOXYCAMPTOTHECIN *
3-O-METHYL-(+)-CATECHIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLCHROMONE-8-C-BETA-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 156-312 ug/ml *
ANTHOCYANIDINS Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
BIFLORIN 625 ug/ml *
BROMELAIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CAPILLIN *
CARVACROL MIC=39-625 ug/ml Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
CATECHIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ELLAGIC-ACID 1,250 ug/ml *
EMODIN ED50=1.1 ug/ml *
EMODIN-BIANTHRONE ED50=0.6 ug/ml *
FOLACIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
FOLIC-ACID Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
GLYCYRRHIZIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
HINOKITIOL MIC=39-156 ug/ml Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
KAEMPFEROL 20 ug/ml *
MAGNESIUM 500-1,000 mg/day *
MALVIDIN 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
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 2 602
Genipa americana Genipap; Jagua 2 8, 860
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 3 5, 485.800000190735
Gentiana scabra Japanese Gentian 2 1, 168
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 5 3, 376
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 7 3, 230.5999999046326
Glaucium flavum Horned Poppy 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 4 26, 450
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 2 1, 676
Glycine max Soybean 5 3, 254
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 7 2, 231, 241.2000000477
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 4 512, 280
Gossypium sp Cotton 4 43.799999952316284
Guazuma tomentosa 2 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 2 2, 120
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 2 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 3 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 4 10, 883.599999904633
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 1 2, 342
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 1 30