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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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
ADENOSINE *
AGAR Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
AGARIC-ACID Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
AGARIN Hobbs, C. 1996. 3rd Ed. (1st Ed. 1986). Medicinal Mushrooms. Botanical Press, Santa Cruz. 251 pp. (With a useful tabular summary of 'all medicinal mushrooms species').
ALOE-EMODIN *
ALOIN 13-60 mg/man Martindale's 28th
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE *
ANTHRAQUINONES Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ASPERULOSIDE Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
AUCUBIN Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
BARBALOIN 500 uM *
BENZYL-ACETATE Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 90 mg cow *
BROMELAIN Martindale's 29th
CALCIUM 1,000-1,200 mg *
CALCIUM-OXALATE *
CINNAMIC-ACID *
DANTHRON *
ELATERIN Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 3 244, 096
Valerianella radicata 2 27, 689
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 5 579, 000
Veratrum album White Hellebore 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 4 711, 400
Verbena officinalis Vervain 2 0
Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell; Gypsyweed 2 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 4 1, 275, 345
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 3 106, 600
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 4 885, 765
Vigna aconitifolia Mat Bean; Moth Bean 4 1, 721, 360
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 3 81, 820
Vigna mungo Black Gram 4 645, 749
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 4 342, 618
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 2 489, 290
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 3 1, 334, 611
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 2 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 3 12, 020
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 285, 350
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 3 18, 410