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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
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
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 18 1, 445, 863
Mentha sp Mint 2 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 35 1, 470, 028
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 45 485, 809.26000155136
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 16 51, 400
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 17 192, 282
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 4 61, 500
Metrosideros sclerocarpa 2 300
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 6 1, 885
Micromeria croatica 5 630
Micromeria dalmatica 2 685
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 6 117, 841
Micromeria juliana 6 1, 095
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 7 6
Micromeria teneriffae 2 2, 590
Micromeria thymifolia 5 7, 490
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 3 1, 450
Mimosa hostilis Jurema; Yurema 1 236, 600
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 8 569, 907
Mimulus glabratus Huaca-Mullo 5 122, 638