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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
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 40 215, 471.40000009537
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 19 96, 554
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 3 338, 000
Glehnia littoralis Bei Sha Shen 6 0
Gliricidia sepium Mata Raton 6 254, 269
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 2 0
Glycine max Soybean 56 1, 189, 660.6999998689
Glycine wightii 1 4.989999771118164
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 50 4, 321, 094.800000101
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 14 778, 024.5
Gossypium sp Cotton 18 433, 897.2999999523
Guaiacum sp. Guaiac 2 0
Guarea rusbyi Cocillana 2 0
Guazuma tomentosa 3 270
Guazuma ulmifolia Bay Cedar 3 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 5 1, 708.5999999046326
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 3 200, 000
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 9 54, 460
Hamelia patens Scarlet Bush 1 150, 000
Hardenbergia violacea 1 8