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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
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 2 756, 000
Plectranthus coleoides 6 675
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 4 290
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 3 0
Pogostemon cablin Patchouli 8 0
Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose 10 0
Polygala senega Seneca Snakeroot; Senega 1 2, 000
Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed 7 0
Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody; Sweet Fern 2 0
Populus balsamifera Balsam Poplar 3 0
Populus tacamahacca Balm Of Gilead 1 0
Porophyllum ruderale Quilquinya 8 3, 693
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 3 117, 066
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 7 3, 790
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 11 414, 110
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 9 216, 184
Prunus domestica Plum 4 379, 307
Prunus dulcis Almond 6 843, 465
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 2 22, 530