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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
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 5 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 6 4, 300
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 25 280, 050
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 12 23, 000
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 2 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 36 139, 304
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 9 15, 552
Artemisia pallens Davana 2 0
Artemisia salsoloides 9 344, 300
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 17 71, 605
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 5 18, 965
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 5 16, 955
Arundo donax Giant Reed 1 25, 500
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 3 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 20, 800
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 3 20, 800
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 8 21, 748.99599993229
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 19 421, 964.1599997282
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 2 6, 780