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

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALOIN 62.5 mg/kg/day *
GOSSYPOL Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
METAXYLOHYDROQUINONE *
SOLASODINE *
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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 1 70
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 1 0
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 60
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 9, 500
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 1 20
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 1 0
Solanum mammosum Love Apple; Susumber 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 0
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 9, 700
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 0
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 78, 800