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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
TERPINEOL *
THYMOL Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
VASICINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 7 72
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust 1 0
Gloriosa superba Glory Lily 1 0
Glycine max Soybean 5 13, 530.550000011921
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 12 2, 192, 660
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Chinese Licorice; Gan-Cao; Kan-Tsao 2 497, 058
Gossypium sp Cotton 4 0
Guaiacum sp. Guaiac 1 0
Gymnema sylvestre Gymnema; Miracle Fruit 1 0
Haematoxylum campechianum Campechy; Logwood 1 0
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel 1 0
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's Pennyroyal 7 11, 259
Hedeoma hispida Hispid Pennyroyal 4 214
Hedeoma pulegioides American Pennyroyal 7 11, 840
Hedeoma reverchonii Reverchon's Pennyroyal 5 1, 831
Hedera helix Ivy 1 0
Hedychium flavum Yellow Ginger Lily 2 730
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 8 620, 000
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke 2 0
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0