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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
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0.0020000000949949026
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 1 2.200000047683716
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 1 3.4000000953674316
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 3.5999999046325684
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 1 4
Glycine max Soybean 1 2.5999999046325684
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0.4000000059604645
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 4.599999904632568
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 3
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 1 157.3000020980835
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 48
Humulus lupulus Hops 1 3.4000000953674316
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 1 3.200000047683716
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal 1 1
Inula helenium Elecampane 1 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 0.10000000149011612
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 3.019999999552965
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 1 0.4000000059604645
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 1 0.03999999910593033