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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
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 3 0
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 1 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 3 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 1 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 2 0
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate Knotweed 1 0
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 4 0
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper 3 0
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 2 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Populus nigra Black Poplar 1 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 104, 190
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 2 290
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 8 13, 300
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 1 57, 800
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 9 413, 690
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 14 203, 432