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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
ALOPERINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANEMONIN Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
BETA-HOMOCHELIDONINE *
BRYONIDIN *
COLCHICINE *
CONESSINE ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CONSOLICINE *
CONSOLIDINE *
DEOXYNUPHARIDINE *
DIOSCINE *
DIOSCORINE *
GENTIANINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MATATABIC-ACID *
OXALIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot 1 0
Sechium edule Chayote 1 340
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 0
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 582
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 150
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 93, 900
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 8, 660
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 1 0
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 2 17
Syzygium cumini Aceituna Dulce; Jambolan; Java Plum 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 1 5, 880
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 1, 700
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 1 0
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 0
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 5, 000
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 1 340