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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
INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISOEUGENOL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISOFRAXIDIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN *
ISOPIMPINELLIN 5-25 ug/ml Gawron, A. and Glowniak, K. 1987. Cytostatic Activity of Coumarins in vitro. Planta Medica 1987: 526.
ISOQUERCITRIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISORHAMNETIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISOVALERIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
ISOVITEXIN Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
JASMONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
KAEMPFEROL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
KAEMPFEROL-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE *
L-ALANINE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
L-GLUTATHIONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LANOSTEROL Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LICOCOUMARONE Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
LICOFLAVANONE 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