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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
ALLICIN 100 mg/kg/man Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE 125 mg/kg/man Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ARBUTIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GALLIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NICKEL Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PYROGALLOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TOCOPHEROL 1,000 IU Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
VITAMIN-E 1,000 IU Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia catechu Black Cutch; Catechu 1 0
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 0
Acacia nilotica Babul 2 0
Acacia tortilis Umbrella Thorn 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 1 0
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 1 0
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 3 13
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 3 28, 017.700000047684
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 3 13
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 9.399999618530273
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 462
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 2 0
Apium graveolens Celery 1 0.8999999761581421
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 2 54, 000
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 586, 060
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0