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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
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 3, 110
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 53, 360
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 15, 810
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 2, 040
Zea mays Corn 1 3, 390
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 5, 380
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 2 37, 860