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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
YATRORICINE *
ZYGOPHYLLIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Daemonorops draco Dragon's Blood 2 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 3 0
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 1 0
Datura candida Borrachero; Floripondio 1 0
Datura innoxia Thorn Apple 2 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 2 73, 000
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 8 187, 000
Daucus carota Carrot 19 238, 445
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 1 4, 350
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 8 0
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 1 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 2 430
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 2 0
Dipsacus fullonum 3 150, 000
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 3 30, 000
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 3 45, 315
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 1 134
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 2 0