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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
BIOCHANIN-A Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
BOWMAN-BIRK-INHIBITOR (BBI) *
CAFFEIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CAFFEINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CALMODULIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CAMPHOR Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CAPSAICIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CARNOSOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CARVONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CATECHIN *
CATECHOL *
CEDRENE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CEPHARANTHINE *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CHLOROPHYLL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CHRYSIN *
CHRYSOERIOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CINNAMALDEHYDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CINNAMIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 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