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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CYTOSINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GUANINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HISTIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOLEUCINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LEUCINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LYSINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHIONINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
THREONINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TRYPTOPHAN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VALINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 8 185, 834
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 8 4, 723, 671
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 8 15, 155
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 8 10, 888
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 8 35, 110
Pinus pinea Italian Stone Pine; Pignolia 8 162, 440
Pistacia vera Pistachio 8 75, 565
Pisum sativum Pea 8 171, 668
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 8 156, 968
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 3 14, 260
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 3 3, 170
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 8 26, 155
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 3 0
Prunus domestica Plum 7 7, 297
Prunus dulcis Almond 7 60, 322
Prunus persica Peach 8 14, 580
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 8 6, 825
Psidium guajava Guava 8 13, 392
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 8 767, 385