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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
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 1 31
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 2.5
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 2.0999999046325684
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 54
Polygala tenuifolia Chinese Senega 1 12
Polygonum multiflorum Chinese Cornbind; Fleeceflower; Fo Ti; He Shou Wu; Chinese Knotweed 1 162.5
Polystichum polyblepharum Chinese Polystichum 1 60
Portulaca oleracea Purslane; Verdolaga 2 20, 920
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 50
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 2 3, 338
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 2 7
Prunus domestica Plum 2 1, 009
Prunus dulcis Almond 2 26, 135
Prunus persica Peach 2 1, 526.5
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 1 816
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 1 775
Psidium guajava Guava 2 1, 532
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Asparagus Pea; Goa Bean; Winged Bean 2 113, 961
Psoralea esculenta Indian Bread-Root; Prairie Apple; Prairie Potato; Indian Turnip; Breadroot; Prairie Turnip 1 47, 856
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 1 30