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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Decongestant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,8-CINEOLE *
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
CAMPHOR Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
EPHEDRINE 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.
EUCALYPTOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
L-EPHEDRINE Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
L-SYNEPHRINE *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 9, 120
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Acinos suaveolens 1 5
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
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 600
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 460
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
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 2, 592
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 2 123, 200
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 2 20, 700
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 773
Artemisia salsoloides 2 296, 500