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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
DIOSMETIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EICOSANOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ELLAGIC-ACID 3 ppm *
EPICATECHIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EPICATECHIN-GALLATE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ERIODICTYOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ESCULETIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ESCULIN Jim Duke's personal files.
ESTRAGOLE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EUGENOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FERULIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FIBER Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FOLIC-ACID *
FORMONONETIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FRAXINOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GALANGIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GALLIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GAMMA-DECALACTONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
GENISTEIN 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
Marsdenia reichenbachii Condurango 1 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 25 326, 070
Mauritia flexuosa Aguaje; Buruti; Morichi palm 3 65, 238.900000572205
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 42 1, 091, 348.481999619
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 7 157, 850.00100000005
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 4 9, 100
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 2 680
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 7 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 2 400
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 3 0
Meleleuca howeana 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 21 376, 000
Melicoccus bijugatas Genip; Honey berry; Mamoncillo; Pitomba 7 285, 229.60000038147
Melilotus alba White Melilot 1 242, 000
Melilotus indica Small-Flowered Melilot 2 294, 000
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 12 7, 412.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 15 273, 013.6000007689
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 11 107, 518.20000000298
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 10 398, 064
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 10 127, 225