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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
ANGELICIN Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
DICTAMNINE *
FAGOPYRIN Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
HARMINE Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
HERNIARIN *
UMBELLIFERONE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 2 0.30000000447034836
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 1 0
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 1 0
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 1 2, 500
Dipteryx odorata Tonka Bean; Dutch Tonka Bean 1 200
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive; Silver Berry 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 1 0
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 1 0
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 1 0
Ferula sumbul Sumbul 1 0
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 2 48
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 1 0
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 2 0
Heracleum laciniatum Laciniate Cow-parsnip 1 265
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 0
Hydrangea arborescens Smooth Hydrangea; Hydrangea 1 0
Hydrangea paniculata Peegee 1 0
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 1 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 1 0