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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
TRANS-FERULIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
TYROSINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
UMBELLIFERONE 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
URSOLIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VANILLIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VANILLIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VIT-B2 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VITAMIN-B Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VITAMIN-B3 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VITAMIN-E Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VITEXIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
VITEXIN-2'-O-RHAMNOSIDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
XANTHOTOXIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
XANTHOTOXOL 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 10 96.99999988079071
Dictamnus hispanicus 1 0
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 3 200
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 8 0
Dioclea glycinoides 1 15
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 6 111, 436.60000005364
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 2 192, 800
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 13 39, 020
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 6 26, 213.649999976158
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 8 151, 449.40000003576
Diospyros digyna Black Sapote; Sapote Negro 4 18, 695
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 6 43, 990
Dipogon lignosus 1 0
Dipsacus fullonum 5 272, 000
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 8 107, 700
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 10 271, 585
Dolichos biflorus 1 0
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 4 320
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 3 0
Drynaria fortunei Fortune's Fern 1 0