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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
Prunus domestica Plum 8 361, 059
Prunus dulcis Almond 8 832, 785
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 5 32, 020
Prunus persica Peach 11 5, 510
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 6 0
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 4 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 3 5, 535
Psidium guajava Guava 7 35, 599
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 488, 379
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken; Bracken Fern 7 0
Pterocarpus marsupium Indian Kino; Malabar Kino; bijasal 2 0
Pterocarpus santalinus Red Saunders 1 0
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 2 5, 000
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 6 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 12 404, 000
Pycnanthemum albescens White Mountain Mint 1 270
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain Mint 3 210
Pycnanthemum californicum California Mountain Mint 1 576
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides Clinopod Mountain Mint 2 264
Pycnanthemum incanum Hoary Mountain Mint 3 931