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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
MUCILAGE *
PECTIN *
SUCROSE 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
Veratrum album White Hellebore 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 18, 500
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 266, 400
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 16, 000
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 36, 000
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 105, 000
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 190, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 31, 200
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 1, 000
Zea mays Corn 2 36, 000
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 756, 000