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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
SCUTELLAREIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SECOISOLARICIRESINOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SELENIUM Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
SERINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SHIKIMIC-ACID *
SINAPIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SINIGRIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SOYASAPONIN *
SQUALENE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
STIGMASTEROL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SUCCINIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SYNEPHRINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
SYRINGALDEHYDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TANGERETIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TANNIN HerbalGram No. 22 - Spring 1990, page 14.
TAURINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TAXIFOLIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TECTOCHRYSN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TOCOPHEROL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE 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
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 35 17, 296, 215
Carya illinoensis Pecan 11 24, 050.450000125915
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory 1 0.019999999552965164
Casearia arborea 1 0
Casimiroa edulis Matasano; White sapote 9 191, 746.60000038147
Cassia tora Sickle Senna 2 228, 304
Castanea dentata American Chestnut 6 50, 717
Castanea mollisima Chinese Chestnut 6 44, 550
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 14 463, 607
Castanospermum australe Black Bean; Moreton Bay Chestnut; Australian Chestnut 2 15, 000
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 6 237, 530
Catalpa longissima Spanish oak 3 0
Catalpa ovata Hsin-Pa-Pi; Kisasage 5 0
Catha edulis Khat 6 28, 776.5
Catharanthus roseus Madagascar Periwinkle; Rosy Periwinkle 6 0
Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue Cohosh 10 112, 098.90000009537
Cedrus deodora Deodar Cedar 3 74, 465
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 9 1, 322, 800
Celosia cristata Cockscomb 1 0
Cenchrus biflorus Two-Flowered Sandspur 1 346, 000