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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
1,8-CINEOLE Martindale's 29th
2-NAPTHOL Merck 11th Edition
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
ARNIDIOL *
CAMPHOR Martindale's 28th
FENCHONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FORADIOL Tyler, V.E.. 1994.
FORMIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
MENTHOL *
METHYL-SALICYLATE Merck 11th Edition
THUJONE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
THYMOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
THYMYL-ACETATE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VERATRINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 6 9, 150
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Acinos suaveolens 3 13
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 600
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 460
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 420
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 68, 130
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 2 64, 320
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 3 3, 230
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 1, 700
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 1 0