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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
TIGLIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
TRANS,TRANS-FARNESENE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
TRIDECANOIC-ACID Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
UMBELLIFERONE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
UNDECANAL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
VALERIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
VANILLIN *
VANILLYL-ALCOHOL Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
VERBENONE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
YLANGENE *
ZINGERONE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ZINGIBERENE Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Papaver somniferum Opium Poppy; Poppyseed Poppy 6 159, 934
Passiflora edulis Maracuya; Passionfruit 2 95, 500
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 13 830, 155
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 2 3, 700
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 13 322.7999999821186
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 24 8, 986
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 8 11, 412
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 15 592, 500
Persea americana Avocado 7 1, 098, 370
Petasites hybridus European Butterbur 5 0
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 24 1, 676, 599.0200002864
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 3 3, 360
Peumus boldus Boldo 19 6, 563
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 3 8, 198
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 4 232, 951
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 0
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 4 61, 410