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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
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 4 3, 000
Anisochilus carnosus Panjiri-ka Pat 2 0
Anisomeles indica Kalabhangra 3 16, 000
Anisomeles malabarica Malabar Catmint 1 0
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 10 648, 080.700000003
Annona diversifolia Llama 5 45, 840.40000000596
Annona glabra Pondapple 5 289, 663
Annona muricata Soursop 13 67, 006.60000002384
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 11 120, 600.70000000298
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 11 145, 818.40000000596
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 7 721, 000
Anredera baselloides Madeira vine 2 26, 665
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 2 190, 715
Apios americana 1 12
Apium graveolens Celery 58 5, 494, 566.152000036
Apocynum cannabinum Bitterroot; Spreading Dogbane 2 0
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 3 80, 700
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 35 2, 627, 414.9199998155
Aralia cordata Udo 5 108, 094
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules' Club; Prickly Ash; American Angelica Tree 1 408, 000