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

Biological Activity Estrogenic?

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
RUTIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 26, 000
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 0
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 40, 000
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 460, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 45, 000