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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
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 10 62, 000
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 2 26, 850
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 4 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 1 17, 850
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 2, 800
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 2 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 10 45, 945
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 2 240, 000
Pistacia vera Pistachio 2 729, 591
Pisum sativum Pea 10 8, 002
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 2 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 13 74, 000
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 2 1, 367, 350
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 3, 528
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 1 0
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 717, 000
Plectranthus coleoides 1 120
Pluchea carolinensis Pito sico; Santa maria 1 0
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 2 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 2 0