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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Laxative?

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CITRIC-ACID Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
MALIC-ACID Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia nilotica Babul 1 0
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 2 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 0
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 2 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 2 0
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 90, 700
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 2 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 2 0
Apium graveolens Celery 2 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 1 0
Avena sativa Oats 2 0
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 2 50, 600
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 2 0
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 0
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 0