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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
(+)-CATECHIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
(-)-EPICATECHIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3',4',5,6,7,8-HEXAMETHOXYFLAVONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3,3'-DIINDOLYMETHANE *
3,3'-INDOYL-DIMETHANE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3,4-DICAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
3-INDOLEMETHANOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
4',5,6,7,8-PENTAMETHOXY-FLAVONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-BENZOYL-OXY-METHYL)-PHENYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
4-HYDROXYCOUMARIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
5-HYDROXY-3',4,6',7,8-PENTAMETHOXYFLAVONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
5-METHOXY-PSORALEN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ETHER Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AESCULETIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AESCULIN Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 6 29, 760
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 6 28, 000
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 4 9, 000
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 4 19, 551
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 5 48, 662
Pyrus communis Pear 25 165, 334.1010001431
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 5 91, 535
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 2 0
Quercus alba White Oak 13 292, 128.5399999991
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 4 120, 000
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1 0.30000001192092896
Quercus robur English Oak 6 200, 000
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 8 160, 000.01999999955
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 0.03999999910593033
Quercus suber Cork Oak 2 65, 000
Quercus velutina Black Oak 2 0
Quillaja saponaria Soapbark 1 150, 000
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 5 166, 590
Raphanus sativus Radish 21 467, 021.8000011444
Rauvolfia serpentina Indian Snakeroot; Serpentine Wood 2 1, 510, 000