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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
CIRSILINEOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CIRSIMARITIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CITRAL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CITRININ Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
COSTULONIDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
COUMARIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
CUCURBITACIN-B Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CURCUMIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
CYSTEINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
D-CATECHIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
D-LIMONENE *
DAIDZEIN *
DAIDZIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
DECAN-1-AL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
DELPHINIDIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
DI-O-CAFFEOYL-QUINIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
DIGOXIN Martindale's 29th
DIHYDROCOUMARIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
DIHYDROQUERCITIN 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
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 2 12, 000
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 14 595, 860
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 9 954, 000
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 40 1, 605, 245
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 16 40, 200
Humulus lupulus Hops 38 798, 462.3000006676
Huperzia spp Cutleaf Clubmoss 2 0
Hura crepitans Sandbox Tree 3 0
Hyacinthus orientalis Hyacinth 6 51.939999997615814
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 2 73, 000
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 4 41, 110
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 9 253.20000004768372
Hydrangea paniculata Peegee 3 41, 000
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 7 123, 749
Hylocereus guatemalensis Guatemala Cereus; Nopalito De Guatemala 5 103, 936.39999997616
Hylocereus undatus Night-Blooming Cereus; Nopalito De Noche; Strawberry Pear; Belle-of-the-Night; Queen-of-the-Night 7 707, 807.9999995232
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 8 357, 491
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 35 675, 828.0000019073
Hyptis capitata Knobweed 1 0
Hyptis dilatata 1 2, 963