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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
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 16 273, 786
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 14 208, 249.6000000015
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 7 112, 697
Arundo donax Giant Reed 3 375, 000
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 4 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 6 288, 240
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 3 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 15 201, 486.3529999256
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 24 737, 162.9399996996
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 0
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 25 222, 213.47799962014
Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco Quebracho 2 40, 000
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 18 7
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 3 5, 516, 400
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 5 120, 000
Avena sativa Oats 30 746, 230.4499986172
Averrhoa bilimbi Bilimbi; Limon chino 5 216, 372.39999961853
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 13 297, 206.39999961853
Azadirachta indica Neem 13 476, 930