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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
COCLAURINE *
L-DOPA Martindale's 29th
MELATONIN Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
NICOTINAMIDE Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
NIMBIDIN *
SELENIUM Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
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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 1 3.200000047683716
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 6.400000095367432
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 210
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 600
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 0.006000000052154064
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 3.200000047683716
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 2.299999952316284
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 4.599999904632568
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 6.599999904632568
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0.20000000298023224
Anemarrhena asphodeloides Chih-Mu; Zhi-Mu 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0.024000000208616257
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 2 2.400000035762787
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0.4020000060554594
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 1 0.03999999910593033
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 4.199999928474426