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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(9S,10R)-9,10-DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AESCULETIN *
AESCULIN *
ALKANNIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-BISABOLOL Fitoterapia No.61: 254, 1990.
BEHENIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAMPHOR Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESCULETIN *
ESCULIN *
IRIDIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAWSONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MYRISTIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
N-HENTRIACONTANE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
P-ANISALDEHYDE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STEARIC-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
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 1 1, 200
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 174, 000
Cycas revoluta Sago Cycas 1 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 120
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 2 335
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 2 0
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 2 0
Daucus carota Carrot 5 37, 700
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 108
Dipsacus fullonum 1 5, 660
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 2, 850
Dodonaea viscosa Hopwood 2 35, 525
Echinacea angustifolia Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Echinacea; Narrow Leaf Purple-Coneflower 1 0
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 470
Elaeis guineensis African Oil Palm 2 117, 935
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 3 19, 295
Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin) 1 0
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 1 4