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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Litholytic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ANTHRAQUINONES Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
CITRIC-ACID Martindale's 29th
CURCUMEN *
CURCUMIN 0.5% diet *
D-LIMONENE Martindale's 28th
MAGNESIUM *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 790
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 1 1, 168
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 2 13, 840
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 2 47, 620
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 2, 510
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 1 7, 400
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 7, 512
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 1, 420
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine 1 2, 100
Pinus edulis Pinyon Pine 1 2, 650
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 1 0
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 1 0
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 2 6, 957
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 1 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 1 1, 644
Pisum sativum Pea 2 7, 991
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 5, 320
Plantago major Common Plantain 2 1, 060
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 510