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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
Ludwigia perennis Perennial ludwigia 1 0
Luffa aegyptiaca Luffa; Smooth Loofah; Vegetable Sponge 2 449, 400
Lupinus albus White Lupine 3 83, 715
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 2 0
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 3 583
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 11 5, 148
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 6 600, 000
Lycopodium selago Clubmoss 2 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 4 0
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 4 18
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 2 0
Macadamia spp Macadamia 2 1, 095, 890
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 4 20, 068
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 2 0
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 4 0
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 5 220
Mahonia fargesii 1 0
Mahonia fortunei 1 0