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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
Scopolia carniolica Scopolia 1 0
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 3 21
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 1 0.18000000715255737
Scutellaria parvula Small Skullcap 1 14
Secale cereale Rye 1 1, 730
Sechium edule Chayote 1 1, 715
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 2, 180
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 24, 845
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 5, 628
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 1 2, 478
Solanum tuberosum Potato 1 2, 250
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 4, 632
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 0
Stephania glabra Indian Tape-Vine 1 0
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 1 585
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 2 2
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 260
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 2 3, 786
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 2 16, 500