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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Biological Activity Hyperthyroid

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
IODINE >1 mm/day/diet *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 5
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 5
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 0
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 1 6
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 2
Secale cereale Rye 1 0.07999999821186066
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 0.11500000022351742
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 0.010999999940395355
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 0.20000000298023224
Spondias pinnata Yellow Mombin; Yellow Plum 1 1.2200000286102295
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Buckbush 1 6
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 1 0.44999998807907104
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 1 0.20000000298023224
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 1.8000000715255737
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 0.03400000184774399
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 0.07400000095367432
Zea mays Corn 1 0.012000000104308128