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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
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 2 270, 000
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 800
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 5.664000034332275
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 6.9120001792907715
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 42
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 604
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 6.159999847412109
Zea mays Corn 2 6.300000190734863
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 10.399999618530273