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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
1,8-CINEOLE Martindale's 29th
CAMPHOR *
CAPSAICIN Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
ETHANOL Martindale's 29th
MENTHOL *
NAPTHAQUINONE *
PROPIONIC-ACID Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
RUMICIN *
THYMYL-ACETATE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Abelmoschus esculentus Okra 1 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 9, 120
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 2
Acinos suaveolens 2 8
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 4 600
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 420
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 68, 130
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 2 64, 320
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 1 0
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 3 123, 200
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 24, 000