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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
ASIATICOSIDE Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CAFESTOL *
LAURIC-ACID Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
MYRISTIC-ACID Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
PALMITIC-ACID Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
SUCROSE Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 3 34, 000
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 310, 000
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 38, 212
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 3 602, 400
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 2 0
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 55, 760
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 21, 600
Prunus domestica Plum 4 73, 030
Prunus dulcis Almond 4 52, 149
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 3, 510
Prunus persica Peach 2 100, 730
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 2 8, 065
Psidium guajava Guava 3 11, 232
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 56, 334
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 0
Pyrus communis Pear 1 1, 050
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 2 90, 990
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 5, 040