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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
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 1 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 2 4, 000.10000000149
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 1 245, 480
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 3 0
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 1 985
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 6
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 2 186, 955
Levisticum officinale Lovage 8 0
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 8 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 2 1.5000000596046448
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 0
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 2 641, 340
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 6 806, 120
Lippia alba White Lippia 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 1 155
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 2 300, 000
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 5 460, 000
Litsea glaucescens Mexican bay 1 565
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 3 60, 000
Ludwigia adscendens Ascending ludwigia 1 0