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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
ECHIMIDINE *
EPHEDRINE *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE *
SAFROLE HerbalGram No. 20, page 15.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 1 0
Agastache rugosa 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 720
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 1 0
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 1 0
Catha edulis Khat 1 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 1 0
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 46, 000
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 7, 000
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 3 133, 204
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 1 10
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 478, 600