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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
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 6 289, 000
Olea europaea Olive 14 326, 400
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 12 0
Opopanax chironium Hercules All Heal; Opopanax 2 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 5 421, 660
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 8 564, 600
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 2 265
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 3 4, 476
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 5, 120
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 1 60
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 15 185, 569
Oryza sativa Rice 5 8, 100.899999976158
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 249, 400
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 1 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 3 55, 000
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 2 0
Paeonia suffruticosa Moutan; Tree Peony; Moutan Peony 2 0
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 8 220
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 7 98