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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
2,3-DIHYDROBENZOFURAN *
ALLICIN LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ANTHOCYANIDINS *
ATRACTYLON *
BETA-CAROTENE 20 ug/g *
CAFFEIC-ACID *
CYANIDIN *
DELPHINIDIN *
IRON *
LINALOOL Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
LUTEIN 5-40 ug/g *
LYCOPENE 20 ug/g *
MALVIDIN *
PELARGONIDIN *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Peucedanum decursivum Qian Hu 1 1, 400
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 1 0
Peumus boldus Boldo 1 4, 300
Phaseolus acutifolius Tepary Bean 1 56
Phaseolus coccineus Scarlet Runner Bean 2 144.25000000745058
Phaseolus lunatus Butter Bean; Lima Bean 2 4, 119.200000405312
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 3 39, 139.10000324249
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 840
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 4 171.59999990463257
Phragmites australis Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass 1 200
Phyllanthus acidus Indian Gooseberry; Otaheite Gooseberry 2 760
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 2 334
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 2 2, 980
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 2 398
Phytelephas aequatorialis EQUATORIAL IVORY PALM 1 52
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 2 823
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 3 1, 755
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 1 2, 160
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 3 5, 856
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 190