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

Biological Activity Dye

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
QUERCITRIN Merck 11th Edition
RHAMNETIN Merck 11th Edition
SUCCINIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
XYLOSE Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 2, 500
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 1 80, 000
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 1 0
Urginea indica Indian Squill; Sea-Onion 1 0
Urginea maritima European Squill 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 1 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 0
Zea mays Corn 2 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0