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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
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 4, 400
Azadirachta indica Neem 2 319, 050
Bactris gasipaes Peach palm; Pejibaye 2 305, 940
Balanites aegyptiacus Desert Date; Soapberry Tree; dattier du desert (Fr.); dattier sauvage (Fr.); heglik (Fr.); Zachunbaum (Ger.); betu (India); hingotia (India); lalo (India); zachun (India); mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) 2 2, 332, 000
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 6 54
Barosma betulina Buchu 8 6, 650
Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Lily; Blackberry Lily; Shenan; Iris Tigre (Fr.); Leopardenblume (Ger.); Maravilla (Sp.); Mariposa (Sp.) 1 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 3 20, 250
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 3 2, 876, 100
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 7 17, 708
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 1 5, 988
Bidens pilosa 2 20, 000
Bixa orellana Achiote; Annatto; Annato; Lipsticktree; Lipstick Pod; Bija; Annoto; Arnato 2 57, 880
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 4 2, 152, 900
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 1 0
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 20 5, 124, 004.200000167
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 11 1, 035, 600
Brassica chinensis Chinese Cabbage; Pak-Choi; Chinese Mustard; Bok-Choy; Celery Mustard; Chinese White Cabbage; Celery Cabbage 2 22, 442
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 3 15, 615
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 2 3, 239