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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
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 2 47, 700
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 24, 780
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 10 306, 312.24000012875
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 3 1, 677
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 4 0
Astrocaryum vulgare Awarra Palm; Tucum Palm; Tucuma Palm; Tucuma 1 2, 384, 000
Atractylodes lancea Cang Zhu 1 0
Atropa bella-donna Belladonna 4 0
Avena sativa Oats 6 10
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 0
Azadirachta indica Neem 4 240, 050
Bacopa monnieri Brahmi; Water Hyssop 1 6
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 1 285, 240
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 1 1, 485, 000
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 6 2, 000
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 1 34, 000
Basella alba Vinespinach 2 0
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 2 18, 970