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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Differentiator

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ACETYL-BETA-BOSWELLIC-ACID *
APIGENIN MIC=30 uM *
APIGENIN IC40=40 uM *
ARCTIGENIN 0.5-50 uM *
ARCTIGENIN IC60=10 uM *
ARCTIGENIN IC79=50 uM *
BOSWELLIC-ACID 11-22 uM *
BROMELAIN 3->30 uM *
D-LIMONENE 8,000 mg/kg *
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID 120 uM *
EMODIN IC50=20-30 uM *
LUTEOLIN IC>40=40 uM *
QUERCETIN 5.5 uM *
RESVERATROL IC50=18 uM *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 1 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 1 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 3 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 25
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 2 27, 000
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 1 0
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 0
Forsythia suspensa Lian-Jiao; Lien-Chiao 1 0
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 0
Frangula alnus Buckthorn 1 0
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 1 0
Galega officinalis Goat's Rue; Galega 1 0
Geranium thunbergii Gennoshiouko; Oriental Geranium 1 0
Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo; Maidenhair Tree 3 436
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 2 0
Glycine max Soybean 1 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0