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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-THUJONE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
APIOLE *
BETA-THUJONE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
BETAINE Wealth of India.
BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
CNIDILIDE *
L-HOMOSTACHYDRINE Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
LAWSONE Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
SABINOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STACHYDRINE Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91.
THUJONE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
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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 5 540
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 1 0
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 80, 000
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 10, 006
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 102
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 3 47, 180
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 2 3, 500
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 1 3, 400
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 60, 600
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 1, 546
Artemisia salsoloides 2 24, 500
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 1 0
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 1 2.100000001490116
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 0