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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
PSORALEN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
QUERCETIN *
RHAMNETIN *
RUTIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
SAFROLE *
SHIKIMIC-ACID *
SHOGAOL J. Drug. Dev. (Vol. 6=1993) e.g. Mustafa, T., Srivastava, K.C., and Jensen, K.B. 1993. Drug Development Report (9): Pharmacology of Ginger, Zingiber officinale. J. Drug. Dev. 6(1): 25-39.
SINIGRIN Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
STEVIOL *
SUPININE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SWERTIANIN Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TETRANDRINE *
TRIGONELLINE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 4 0
Nerium oleander Oleander 2 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 1 21, 000
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 5 10, 000
Nigella sativa Black Cumin; Roman Coriander; Fennel-Flower; Nutmeg-Flower; Black Caraway 1 1, 000
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 8 5, 344, 503
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0.20000000298023224
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 2 0
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 2 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 2 207, 000
Olea europaea Olive 4 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 4 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 3 880
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 3 0
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 6 8, 400
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 0
Paeonia moutan Moutan; Tree Peony 2 0
Paeonia officinalis Double Peony 1 0