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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
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
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 78, 310
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 178, 286
Viscum album European Mistletoe 2 86
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 29, 925
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 20, 976
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 57
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 63, 700
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 5.599999904632568
Zea mays Corn 2 5, 470
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 5, 029
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 1 63