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

Biological Activity Suppository

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
STEARIC-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
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 1 12, 597
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 3, 460, 100
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 1 38, 400
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 1 0
Zea mays Corn 1 457
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 3, 080