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

Biological Activity DNA-Binder

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
DICTAMNINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ELEMICIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESTRAGOLE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYL-CHAVICOL *
SAFROLE 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
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 2 112, 815
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 3 46, 450
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 3 1, 714, 500
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 2 106, 670
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 1 14, 790
Piper betel Betel Pepper 2 12, 765
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 2 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 2 22, 058
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 2
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 2 112
Ruta graveolens Rue 1 0
Sarracenia flava 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 2 81, 000
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 0
Skimmia japonica Japanese Skimmia 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 1 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 1 0