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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
BETAINE *
CHOLINE *
INOSITOL Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LECITHIN Merck 11th Edition
METHIONINE Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 2, 100
Abrus precatorius Crab's Eye; Jequerity; Coral Beadplant; Indian Licorice; Licorice Vine; Love Bean; Lucky Bean; Minnie-Minnies; Prayer Beads; Precatory Bean; Red Beadvine; Rosary Pea; Weatherplant; Weathervine; Jequirity Bean 1 0
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 1 20, 300
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 0
Achyranthes aspera Chaff Flower 1 0
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 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 1 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 15, 600
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 0
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 2 0
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 3, 840
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 2 9, 900
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 3, 850
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 80, 000
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 4, 331