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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
Mahonia gracilipes 2 0
Mahonia japonica Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten 2 0
Mahonia nervosa Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape; Water Holly 1 0
Mahonia philipinensis 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 4 5, 780
Mahonia siamensis 1 2, 000
Malus domestica Apple 15 14, 591
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 2 20
Mangifera indica Mango 5 98, 472
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 19, 800
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 2 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 8 72, 600
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 9 26, 070
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 11 940
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 1 465, 700
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 3 100
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 1 3, 910
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 3 0
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 1 0