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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
ACETIC-ACID Martindale's 29th
ACETYLCYSTEINE *
ASCORBIC-ACID 1 g/woman/day Martindale's 28th
BROMELAIN *
CHYMOTRYPSIN Martindale's 29th
METHYL-CYSTEINE-HYDROCHLORIDE 200 mg/3 x day/man/ Martindale's 28th
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE 200 mg/1-3x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
PAPAIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 1 13, 254
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 2 10, 000
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 9, 332
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 1 9, 875
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 622
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 6, 260
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 1 12, 520
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 0
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 1 5, 532
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 1 6, 560
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 6, 263
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 1 5, 030
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 279
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 20, 478
Anamirta cocculus Levant Berry 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 3 11, 728.490000009537
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 5, 180
Angelica sinensis Dang Gui; Dong Quai; Dang Quai; Dang Qui; Dong Gui; Chinese Angelica 1 1, 824
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 1 725
Annona diversifolia Llama 1 140