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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
Solanum tuberosum Potato 3 951
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 2 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 2 5, 819
Spondias dulcis Ambarella 1 200, 000
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 58, 000
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 2 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 2 58, 422
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 0
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 2 13, 500
Swertia chirata Chirata; Chiretta 1 0
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 1 0
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 1 1, 298, 400
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 3 7, 653
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 4 0
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 1 1, 380
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 2 413, 000
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 2 715, 200
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 2 40, 000
Terminalia pallida 3 276, 000
Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand Spinach 2 4, 665