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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
MORPHINE Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
MYRISTICIN 300 mg/kg ipr Jim Duke's personal files.
N-BUTYL-4,5-DIHYDROPHTHALIDE Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
NARCOTINE *
NEPETALACTONE *
NEROL 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.
NIACIN Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
NORDIJYDROTOXIFERINE *
NORISOCORYDINE *
NORMACUSINE-B 20-50 mus *
OLEANOLIC-ACID *
P-ACETANISOLE LD50=1,720 mg/kg orl rat 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.
P-ANISALDEHYDE 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.
P-CYMENE 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.
PAEONAL *
PAEONOL Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
PASSIBIFLORINE *
PATRINE *
PATRINENE *
PERILLALDEHYDE *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 3 220
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 7 4, 116
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 10 2, 791.4000000953674
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 3 4, 043.5
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 16
Aloe spp. Aloe 1 64
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 4 168
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 18 9, 037
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 11 315, 004.2000000179
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 5 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 3 62
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 3, 847
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 2 86
Ambrosia hispida Margarita de Mar 1 22.5
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 8, 000
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 3 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 8 72, 960
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 3 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 79
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0