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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
Hyptis suaveolens Wild Hops 3 6, 349
Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop 2 138, 220
Illicium verum Star Anise; Chinese Star Anise; Chinesischer Sternanis (Ger.); Sternanis (Ger.); anis de China (Sp.); anis estrellado (Sp.) 1 21, 000
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 2 58
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 2 56
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 3 5, 571, 000
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 2 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 20, 202
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 2 3, 355
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 2 5, 460
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 2 1, 860
Levisticum officinale Lovage 3 10
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 641, 280
Lippia alba White Lippia 2 0
Lippia dulcis Sweet Herb 1 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 1 0