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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
PHARBITIN *
QUINIDINE Martindale's 29th
SENNOSIDE -30 mg/man/day Martindale's 28th
SILYMARIN Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SORBITOL 20-50 g/day Martindale's 29th
SORBITOL 5-15 g/man/day Martindale's 28th
SULFUR Martindale's 29th
VANILLIC-ACID =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
XYLITOL 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
Trichostemma dichotomum Blue Curls 2 0.9000000357627869
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 1 340, 000
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 4 1, 790, 448
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 6 3, 982, 550
Triticum aestivum Wheat 7 514, 739
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 3 61, 900
Tropaeolum tuberosum Anu; Mashua 2 115, 000
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 4 129, 140
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 5 4, 750
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 302, 000
Ullucus tuberosus Melloco; Ulluco 2 88, 730
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 5 204, 700
Umbellularia californica California Bay 2 480
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 7 88, 570
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 5 86, 732
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 4 391, 500
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 8 34, 065
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 4 160, 215
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 5 399, 540