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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
VITAMIN-B3 100 mg 2x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
VITAMIN-E 300 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
XANTHOGALIN *
XANTHOTOXIN *
XANTHOXIN Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
XANTHOXYLINE IC50=54 uM *
YANGONIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Z-LIGUSTILIDE *
Z-N-BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE *
ZERUMBONE Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 10 323, 104
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 4 36, 920
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 19 137, 962
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 95, 256
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 22 707, 732
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 2 20, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 3 5, 840
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 4 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 7 67, 170
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 2 2, 875
Cydonia oblonga Quince 6 17, 142
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 16 110, 892
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 6 8, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 3 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 11 13, 332
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 6 9, 940
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 11 7, 774
Cynanchum atratum Bai-Wei; Pai-Wei 2 30, 820
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 14 34, 965
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 6 11, 690