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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
ALANINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ALPHA-CEDRENE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ALPHA-PINENE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL *
AMYGDALIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ANETHOLE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
APIGENIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ARACHIDONIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AROMADENDRENE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AROMADENDRIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
AXILLARIN *
BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ETHER Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
BERGAPTEN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
BETA-CAROTENE 22 ppm Jim Duke's personal files.
BETA-IONONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
BETA-MYRCENE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
BETA-SITOSTEROL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 4 3, 000
Anisochilus carnosus Panjiri-ka Pat 2 0
Anisomeles indica Kalabhangra 3 16, 000
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 10 648, 080.700000003
Annona diversifolia Llama 5 45, 840.40000000596
Annona glabra Pondapple 5 289, 663
Annona muricata Soursop 13 67, 006.60000002384
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 11 120, 600.70000000298
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 11 145, 818.40000000596
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 7 721, 000
Anredera baselloides Madeira vine 2 26, 665
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 2 190, 715
Apios americana 1 12
Apium graveolens Celery 58 5, 494, 566.152000036
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 2 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 3 80, 700
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 35 2, 627, 414.9199998155
Aralia cordata Udo 5 108, 094
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules' Club; Prickly Ash; American Angelica Tree 1 408, 000