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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
PALMITIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
PALMITOLEIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
RICINOLEIC-ACID 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
Glycyrrhiza glabra Commom Licorice; Licorice; Smooth Licorice; Licorice-Root 1 0
Gossypium sp Cotton 1 48, 438
Harpagophytum procumbens Devil's Claw; Grapple Plant 1 0
Hedera helix Ivy 1 17, 550
Helianthus annuus Sunflower; Girasol 2 65, 030
Hibiscus sabdariffa Roselle; Indian Sorrel; Jamaica Sorrel; Kharkadi; Red Sorrel; Sorrel; Malventee (Ger.); Rosella (Ger.); Acedera de Guinea (Sp.); Rosa de Jamaica (Sp.); Sereni (Sp.) 2 0
Hippophae rhamnoides Sallow Thorn; Sea Buckthorn; Yellow Spine 1 40, 110
Holarrhena pubescens Tellicherry Bark; Zhi Xie Mu; Conessi; Kurchi 1 67, 200
Hordeum vulgare Barley; Barleygrass 2 8, 140
Houttuynia cordata Fishwort; Dokudami; Yu Xing Cao 1 0
Hydnocarpus kurzii True Chaulmoogra 1 20, 000
Hydnocarpus wightiana Hindi Chaulmoogra 1 11, 385
Hyoscyamus niger Henbane 1 25, 285
Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort; Hypericum; Klamath Weed; St. John's-wort; Goatweed 1 0
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 1 2, 135
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 1 0
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 2 144, 090
Juglans cinerea Butternut 1 9, 021
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 2 23, 035