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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
AMERICANIN Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu
Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp.
CAFFEIC-ACID *
EPICATECHIN *
FERULIC-ACID *
ISOSAFROLE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PIPERIDINE 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
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 2 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 1 0
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 2 17, 500
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 0
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 91, 000
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 2 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 2 225.5
Fragaria spp Strawberry 1 34
Gaultheria procumbens Teaberry; Wintergreen; Checkerberry; Creeping Wintergreen; Mountain Tea; Wintergrun (Ger.) 2 0
Gentiana lutea Yellow Gentian; Gentian 1 0
Glechoma hederacea Alehoof 2 0
Glycine max Soybean 3 12
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 0
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 3, 614
Helichrysum angustifolium Everlasting; Immortelle 1 0
Hierochloe odorata Sweet Grass; Vanilla-Scented Grass; Vanilla Grass; Seneca Grass; Manna Grass; Holy Grass 1 0
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 3 2
Humulus lupulus Hops 4 5