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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
ACETYL-CHOLINE *
DOPAMINE Martindale's 29th
GABA *
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID *
MAGNESIUM *
NORADRENALIN Martindale's 28th
SEROTONIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 4, 530
Polygala tenuifolia Chinese Senega 1 960
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 16, 150
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 2 37, 400
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 9, 120
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 1 2, 365
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 648
Prunus domestica Plum 2 3, 400
Prunus dulcis Almond 1 3, 126
Prunus persica Peach 1 8, 880
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 2 30, 003.44000005722
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 880
Psidium guajava Guava 1 735
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 1 8, 907
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 8, 400
Pueraria montana Kudzu; Kudsu 2 1, 700
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 2 3, 690
Pulsatilla chinensis Chinese Anemone 1 3, 190
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 2 1, 056
Pyrus communis Pear 1 1, 110