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

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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
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 2 20, 000
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 1 1, 300
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 1 3, 500
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 1 0
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 2 2
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 2 0
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 1 1
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 1, 722
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 1 0
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Zea mays Corn 2 293
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0