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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Choleretic

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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
Eucalyptus viridis 2 440.5
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 3 540, 000
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 2 0
Eupatorium triplinerve Triplinerved eupatorium 1 480
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 6 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 4 731, 000
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 8 17, 500
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 6 13, 200
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 0
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 5 466, 200
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 2 0
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 2 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 12 525, 792
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 2 0
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 17 232, 436
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 10 22, 500
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0