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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
Pyrus communis Pear 2 1, 110
Quercus alba White Oak 1 5, 480
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1 2, 940
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 9, 080
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 5, 880
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 6, 820
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 2 1, 040
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 7, 530
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 1 1, 190
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 50, 000
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 52, 560
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 2 1, 975
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 8, 800
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhodymenia palmata Dulse 1 5, 930
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac; Winged Sumac 1 27, 740
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac 1 4, 690
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 2 36, 720
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 2 42, 270
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 2 9, 738