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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
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 5 4, 561, 380
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 8 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 8 64, 260
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 22 332, 280.7999987602
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 43 2, 797, 373.006
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 49 650, 307.4700002223
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 22 265, 141
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 3 200, 000
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 6 188, 632.0000001192
Aloe spp. Aloe 5 6, 357.299999952316
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 23 465, 896.99999952316
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 15 4, 256
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 18 787, 273.2000000179
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 10 2, 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 28 2, 634, 579.5999999046
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 11 201, 825
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 9 109, 544
Ambrosia hispida Margarita de Mar 2 669.5
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 13 35, 600
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 17 0