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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
(+)-ISOLARICIRESINOL *
(+)-NORTRACHELOGENIN *
1-ETHYL-BETA-CARBOLINE *
2-METHYLBUT-3-ENE-2-OL *
3,4-DIMETHOXYTOLUENE *
6-SHOGAOL HerbalGram No. 17.
9-METHOXYELLIPTICINE *
ACETONE Martindale's 29th
ACORIC-ACID *
ACRONYCIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AFFININE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AFFINISINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AGARIC-ACID Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
AJMALICINE *
ANGELICIN ED=20-80 *
ANISODINE *
APIGENIN *
APO-BETA-ERYTHROIDINE *
APOMORPHINE Antidote=Naloxone Martindale's 29th
ARECOLINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 15, 960
Colchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus; Meadow Saffron 1 0
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 1 7, 800
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 4, 490
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 2 13, 800
Commiphora wightii Guggul; Indian Bdellium-Tree 2 0
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 2 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 1 0
Coptis chinensis Chinese Goldthread; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien 5 7, 260
Coptis japonica Huang-Lia; Huang-Lian; Huang-Lien; Japanese Goldthread 5 9, 680
Coptis spp Generic Goldthread 5 2, 420
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 15, 600
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 6 3, 996, 162
Cornus florida American Dogwood 1 0
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 2 830
Corydalis spp Fumewort 3 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 2 15, 780
Crataegus cuneata Hawthorn 2 760
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 4 3, 760