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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
Trifolium alexandrinum 1 0
Trifolium brachycalycinum 1 12, 900
Trifolium hybridum 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 43 1, 707, 992.5679998547
Trifolium repens 1 0
Trifolium sp 1 0
Trifolium subterraneum 1 13, 500
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 33 9, 119, 855.000000373
Trilisa odoratissima Carolina Vanilla; Deer's Tongue; Hound's Tongue; Vanilla Plant 2 64, 000
Triticum aestivum Wheat 31 568, 461.2199999988
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 7 44, 815.5
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 5 123, 721.19999980927
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 2 410, 500
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 11 230, 289.69999998808
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 8 333, 400
Ulex europaeus Gorse 3 302, 253
Ulex micranthus 1 0
Ulex sp 1 0
Ullucus tuberosus Melloco; Ulluco 5 91, 583.80000007153