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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
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 1 44, 000
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 22, 720
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 3 3, 384
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 47, 982
Cnidium officinale Jih-Chiung 1 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 4 4, 669, 260
Coffea arabica Coffee 3 29, 680
Coix lacryma-jobi Adlay; Adlay Millet; Job'S-Tears; Yi-Yi-Ren 2 0
Colocasia esculenta Taro 1 10, 325
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 82, 320
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 3 225, 657
Coriaria myrtifolia Mealy Tree 1 0
Corylus avellana English Filbert; European Filbert; European Hazel; Hazel; Cobnut 3 646, 500
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 3 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 2 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 2 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 3 42, 250
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 1 9, 340
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0