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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
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 2 0
Citrus limon Lemon 1 59, 500
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 2 676, 400
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 2 21, 600
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 2 28, 600
Citrus sinensis Orange 2 11, 800
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 0
Coffea arabica Coffee 1 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 2 0
Cornus officinalis Chinese Dogwood 1 0
Crataegus laevigata Hawthorn; English Hawthorn; Whitethorn; Woodland Hawthorn 1 0
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 1 0
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 2 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 1 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Daphne mezereum Spurge Laurel; Spurge Olive 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 2 2, 870
Daucus carota Carrot 2 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 0