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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
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 1 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 10, 700
Commelina communis Common dayflower 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 0
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 0
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 1 250, 000
Costus speciosus Crepe Ginger; Wild Ginger; Cane Reed 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 2 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 0
Crotalaria juncea Sunhemp 1 64, 100
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 1 23, 000
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 2 44, 000
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 1 94, 935
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 1 0
Cycas revoluta Sago Cycas 1 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 2 220, 000
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 1 0
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 1 37, 200