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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 *
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
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 1 80
Satureja douglasii Douglas' Savory 2 6, 136
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 2 0
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 2 450
Satureja obovata Iberian Savory; Savory 1 23, 980
Satureja odora Scented Pampa Savory 1 160
Satureja parvifolia Small-Leaf Pampa Savory 1 55
Satureja subspicata Yugoslav Savory 1 5
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 0
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 2 8.5
Sideritis germanicolpitana 1 15
Sideritis mugronensis 1 1, 530
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 2 68
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 1 75
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 1 48
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 2 153
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 1 86
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 750
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 2 832, 024