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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
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 2 21, 000
Inonotus obliquus 2 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 3 16, 840
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 4 810
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris x germanica Orris 2 0
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 2 103, 680
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 3 20
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 399, 360
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 2 214, 949
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 8 257, 035
Juglans regia English Walnut 11 359, 668.5
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 14 44
Juniperus sabina Sabine 2 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 128, 750
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 1 0