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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
ALLANTOIN Martindale's 28th
CHRYSAROBIN *
JUGLONE *
LACTIC-ACID Martindale's 28th
PAPAIN *
RESORCINOL Martindale's 28th
SALICYLIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SULFUR 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
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 46
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 1 13, 330
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 1 1, 500
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 3, 225
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 2 3, 225
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 1 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 10, 890
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 1 4, 036
Vigna mungo Black Gram 2 1, 953
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 1 4, 756
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 1 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 3 7, 104
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 1, 740
Zea mays Corn 3 1, 140