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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
XANTHININE *
XANTHOHUMOL *
XANTHOPHYLL *
XANTHOTOXIN *
XYLOIDONE *
XYLOMOLLIN *
YADANZIOLIDE-A *
YANGONIN *
YATANINE *
YATEIN *
ZANTHOPHYLLINE *
ZIMZIN *
ZINC *
ZINGIBERENE *
ZIZANAL *
ZIZANIC-ACID *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 27 156, 444.60001838207
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 41 1, 178, 885.2000000477
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 8 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 8 502, 035.7999999523
Argemone mexicana Prickly Poppy 6 12, 250
Argyrocytisus battandieri 2 0
Arisaema consanguineum Chinese Jack-In-The-Pulpit 3 14.17000000178814
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-In-The-Pulpit 1 0
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 4 40.20999999344349
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 3 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 24 49, 922.94000009447
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 15 0
Arracacia xanthorrhiza Arracacha; Peruvian Carrot 2 2, 144.800000190735
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 8 30, 000
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 20 84, 860
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 58 483, 350
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 32 22.15999999642372
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 5 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 73 970, 751.3999996185
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 18 2, 659