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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(+)-CONIINE Merck 11th Edition
(-)-LAUDANIDINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ACONITINE 400-500 ppb *
AESCULOSIDE Martindale's 29th
ANTHRANOYLLYCOCTONINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ANTRANOYLLYCOCTONINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ATROPINE *
AUCUBIN Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CALYCANTHINE Merck 11th Edition
CARPAINE *
CHELERYTHRINE *
CONIINE Merck 11th Edition
DIABOLINE *
FALACONITINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
GOSSYPOL Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
HELENALIN *
ISOPELLETIERINE ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
JESACONITINE *
LYCOPODINE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAGNOFLORINE Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 1 0
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 92
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 73, 750
Verbena officinalis Vervain 1 0
Veronica officinalis Common Speedwell; Gypsyweed 1 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 1 4, 000
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Xanthorhiza simplicissima Yellowroot 1 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 2 0
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Pepperbark; Southern Prickly Ash; Hercules'-Club; West Indian Yellowwood 2 0
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 0