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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
P-COUMARIC-ACID Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
PAEONIFLORIN CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PAPAVERINE ED50=4.55 uM *
PAPAVERINE EC50=2.8-16 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PARTHENOLIDE *
PATULETIN Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PATULIN Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PETASIN 14 x papaverine Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PEUCENIDINE *
PHLOROGLUCINOL 480 mg/day/orl man Martindale's 29th
PHTHALIDE *
PHYLLEMBLIN =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
PHYSOSTIGMINE-SALICYLATE CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PINENE Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
PIPERINE Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PIPERLONGUMINE *
POTASSIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID EC50=4.6-17 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PROTOPINE Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
PROXIMOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 6 51, 480
Abelmoschus manihot Manioc Hibiscus 1 4, 862
Abelmoschus moschatus Ambrette; Musk Okra; Tropical Jewel Hibiscus; Muskmallow 3 4, 800
Abies alba Silver-Fir 4 2, 362
Abies balsamea Balsam Fir 3 8, 645
Abies sachalinensis Japanese Fir; Shin-Yo-Yu 2 12, 960
Abies spectabilis 4 1, 850
Abutilon theophrasti Velvet Leaf; Butterprint; Indian-Mallow; Abutilon-Hemp 2 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 6 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 3 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 11 15, 465
Acacia nilotica Babul 7 0
Acacia senegal Gum Arabic; Gum Arabic Tree; Kher; Senegal Gum; Sudan Gum Arabic 6 0
Acalypha indica Cancer Herb; Indian Acalypha; Copperleaf; Indian Nettle; Three-Seeded-Mercury 3 37, 700
Acanthopanax gracilistylis Wu Chia Pi 2 18, 140
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 36 99, 034
Achillea moschata Iva 3 2, 268
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 25, 730
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 7 20
Acinos suaveolens 17 42, 104.49999809265