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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
TRYPTOPHAN Martindale's 29th
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 3, 798
Ptychopetalum olacoides Muira Puama 2 9, 000
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 1 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 775
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 1 702
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 1 0.5
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 7
Rivea corymbosa Snakeplant 1 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 1 0
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 3 18, 230
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 1 0
Salvia officinalis Sage 1 66, 100
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 2, 236
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 1 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 3 87
Satureja cuneifolia Cuneate Turkish Savory 1 255
Satureja hortensis Summer Savory 1 0
Satureja montana Winter Savory; Savory 1 54, 320