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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ATROPINE not available Martindale's 28th
AURASPERONE-D not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AURICULOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BACCOSIDES not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
BENZYL-BENZOATE not available Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
BERGAPTEN not available Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
BETA-ERYTHROIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-D-GLUCOSIDE not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
BRAHMINOSIDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BRAHMOSIDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BUTYL-ALCOHOL not available Martindale's 29th
CARPAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAKSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCHOPHYLLAMINE not available Wealth of India.
CINCHOPHYLLINE not available Wealth of India.
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
COIXENOLIDE not available Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
COLUMBAMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ipomoea purga Jalap 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 1 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 1 4, 410
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 2 514
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 3 20, 000
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 2, 676
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 3, 035
Juglans regia English Walnut 3 1, 975
Juncus effusus Rush 1 920
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 4 104
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 2 8, 800
Jussiaea repens Jussiaeae Herba; Pond Dragon 1 7, 180
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 1 16, 515
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 4 8, 700
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 3 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 2 2, 000
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 1 4, 930
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 3 2, 974
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 3, 440