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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Spermigenic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARGININE 4 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
PIPERINE *
ZINC 60 mg/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lupinus albus White Lupine 2 44, 453
Lycium barbarum Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ning Xia Gou Qi (Chin.); Matrimony Vine; Common Matrimony Vine; Duke of Argyll's Eta Tree 1 9, 500
Lycium chinense Wolfberry; Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese Matrimony Vine; Chinese Wolfberry; Gou Qi (Chin.); Lyciet de Chine (Fr.); Chinesischer Bocksdorn (Ger.); Daun Koki (Indones.); Spina Santa Cinese (Ital.); Kuko (Jap.); Kaukichai (Malays.) 1 473
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 3, 757
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 2 56
Lygodium japonicum Climbing Fern 1 23
Macadamia spp Macadamia 2 9, 268
Magnolia denudata Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 50
Magnolia fargesii Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 50
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 50
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 1 27
Malus domestica Apple 2 408
Mangifera indica Mango 2 3, 411.3999996185303
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 2 29, 967
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 2 0
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 1 0
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 84
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 1 56
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 2 21, 050
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 2 8, 105