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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 0
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 2 0
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 2 0
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 0
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 2 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 2 0
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 2 0
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 16, 000
Zea mays Corn 1 0
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 36, 000